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When You've Decided You're Not Ready to Let the Grudge Go

When You've Decided You're Not Ready to Let the Grudge Go

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 Most of us aren't confused about whether we're holding a grudge. We know. In this episode, discover what bitterness does to the people carrying it, and why letting go is an act of self-preservation.Thomas Haberbush was a teacher in Saratoga Springs, New York. In the 1970s he received poor job reviews and eventually lost his position. That was roughly 30 years before the police showed up.In 2003, at 72 years old, Thomas pleaded guilty to stalking and criminal mischief. He had spent the previous 2 years targeting 9 former school board members and supervisors, scattering roofing nails across their driveways and spattering paint on their garage doors. The police investigator said: "It's very bizarre to carry around a grudge for nearly 30 years."Nobody sets out to spend 30 years feeding a grudge. Thomas probably told himself he'd move on. He probably thought about those supervisors less as the years passed. But somewhere in the back of his mind, he was still keeping score. And by the time he showed up with roofing nails, the people who had hurt him were retired and had likely moved on. The only one still paying every day was Thomas.Bitterness keeps the wound open. The person who hurt you has already moved on.Most of us aren't confused about whether we're holding a grudge. We know. We've just decided, for now, that we're entitled to it. The wrong happened, the person hasn't changed, and letting go feels like letting them off the hook. This episode takes that feeling seriously. And then it asks what carrying the grudge is doing to you.Hebrews 12:15 uses 2 images worth slowing down for. The first is a root. Bitterness starts underground and grows before you notice it. By the time you do, it's already spreading into places you didn't expect. The second is corruption, a word that means to defile or contaminate. What starts between 2 people doesn't stay there. It comes out at the dinner table and in how you respond to people who remind you of the person who hurt you. It shows up as a distance from God you can't quite explain.The bitterness you're carrying doesn't stay where you put it. It moves.Through Thomas's story and Hebrews 12:15, this episode makes the case that letting go of a grudge is an act of self-preservation. The person who hurt you doesn't lose anything when you forgive them. You gain something back. That root doesn't have to keep growing. You can pull it up today, and you may need to pull it up again tomorrow, and that's how forgiveness tends to work.BY THE TIME YOU FINISH LISTENING, YOU'LL DISCOVER:Why bitterness spreads beyond the original wound and affects people who had nothing to do with what happenedWhat the 2 images in Hebrews 12:15 reveal about how a grudge grows and what it corrupts over timeOne specific prayer you can bring to God today to start releasing what you've been holdingLetting go of a grudge is an act of self-preservation. The person who hurt you has already moved on.Share This Episode:https://www.dailydevotionsforbusylives.com/233Need Prayer? Leave me a voicemail:https://www.dailydevotionsforbusylives.com/voicemailWant to keep these devotions coming? Please consider supporting this podcast.https://www.dailydevotionsforbusylives.com/support/Rate and Reviewhttps://www.dailydevotionsforbusylives.com/reviews/new/Connect with BartFacebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/dailydevotionsforbusylivesWebsite: https://www.dailydevotionsforbusylives.comFeeling spiritually drained? Start here. Download your free copy of my eBook Making Time for Jesus here.Mentioned in this episode:Join Our Private Facebook CommunityIf you're looking for a place to connect with other Daily Devotions listeners and pray for each other, I'd love for you to join our private Facebook community group. Come find us at https://www.dailydevotionsforbusylives.com/group
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