Tuesday... Some carry such a heavy load.

Tuesday... Some carry such a heavy load.

The writer of Proverbs 27:3-4 (NLT) says, "A stone is heavy and sand is weighty, but the weight of resentment caused by a fool is even heavier. Anger is cruel, and wrath is like a flood, but jealousy is even more dangerous." The weight of resentment, anger and jealousy is so heavy and even dangerous. They really are.

But look at what this prayer in Galatians 1:3 says. "May God the Father and our Lord Jesus Christ give you grace and peace." Grace and peace takes care of resentment, anger and jealousy and God through Jesus Christ offers them to you. He wants to give grace and peace to you.

He goes on in verses 4 & 5, "Jesus gave his life for our sins, just as God the Father planned, in order to rescue us from this evil world in which we live. All glory to God forever and ever! Amen."

Just make an exchange today. Give Him your resentment, your anger and your jealousy. Just give Him that heavy load. Yes, you may think you deserve them. This is an evil world that we live in. It really is but the gift of grace and peace came from Jesus who gave His life to rescue us from this evil world in which we live. We don't deserve HIs grace and peace but this is God's plan.

And that is a great exchange, isn't it? Also please see that when we accept them then we can give grace and peace to those we resent and are angry at and jealous of. And that is our way of being apart of God's plan to change this evil world. So let's let God lift our heavy load so we can do our part to helping others with their loads. "All glory to God forever and ever! Amen." Yes, yes! #todaysbeginning

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