trACker number435
The e-Inspirational helping to keep you on-track
15 March 2013
Dear God-tracker
God-tracking Is Letting
Go Of Offence
I was packing up my guitar after
church one Sunday evening when Jim came up to me. I noticed the stern look in
his eye and wondered what was wrong. He paused for a moment then blurted out
between clenched teeth, “Dudley, I have known you now for two years and I just
want to say that I have always had a problem with you. But I’ve sorted it out
now and it’s all okay.” Then Jim turned on his heals and strode away, head held
high. I gazed at the back of his retreating head, dumbfounded. What did I do?
What was his problem, with me? Am I such bad bloke that I offend people for so
long without the slightest idea what I’ve said or done. Now I was the one with
the problem.
One thing I have learned in the
course of my days is that there is a small emotional spot in our minds that
holds all our emotions, good and bad. Let’s call it the emotional bucket. This bucket
has limited space and when it’s full up it overflows with the majority of what
it holds. Fill it up with negative emotions and it will overflow with negative emotions;
fill it up with positive emotions and it will overflow with positive emotions.
For some reason Jim had filled his emotional bucket with negative hurts and
offences to such an extent that he was overflowing with bitterness and criticism.
Something else I have learned over
the years is that our God cares about our hurts and offences and is concerned
about your emotional wellbeing. For
instance, Jesus once said, “Come to me all who are weary and burdened and I
will give you rest.” On the contrary, the devil hates your sense of wellbeing
and will do all he can to wreak havoc with your emotions. He will entice you to
hold onto offence or keep a record of wrongs. He will entice you to harbour all
those negative emotions within your little emotional bucket to the extent that
you will become embittered and grieved. Don’t let this happen. Just let go! Pull
the plug of forgiveness on that emotional bucket and allow all your negative
emotions to drain out on the floor instead of overflowing into the lives of
other people.
God-tracking is letting go of
offence
Every blessing
Dudley
It’s all in the Book. Read more:
1 Peter 5:6-7
Matthew 11:28-30
Luke 6:37-38
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Verse
of the Week
1 Peter
5:7
Cast all your anxiety on
him because he cares for you.
Quote of the Week
A
Sample of Dudley’s Fave Quotes
“Flatter me, and I may not believe
you. Criticize me, and I may not like you. Ignore me, and I may not forgive
you. But encourage me, and I will not forget you.” --- William Arthur Ward
Don’t
Give Up, Look Up!
Look up and Fix Your Eyes on
Jesus!
I Let Go Of My Harboured Offence
Pray:
“Father I know now that have been harbouring hurts and offences in my
heart. I am sorry and I realise that this effects only my life and that in a
bad way. I choose to lay down all my negative opinion and grievances against
all the people you have offended me in the past. I confess this to you, alone.
I choose to forgive and pray that you will help me to feel forgiveness of those
who have hurt me. Lord, today I pull the plug on my emotional bucket and I
let go of my harboured offence. In Jesus’’ name. Amen.”
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