God Is Not Mad at You: You Can Experience Real Love, Acceptance & Guilt-free Living by Meyer Joyce

Author:Meyer, Joyce [Meyer, Joyce]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Religion / Christian Life - Personal Growth, Religion / Christian Life - Spiritual Growth, Religion / Christian Life - Inspirational
ISBN: 9781455517466
Publisher: FaithWords
Published: 2013-09-03T07:00:00+00:00

I wasted years hating my father for abusing me, and I say “wasted” because that is exactly what I did. All of my anger and hatred did not change a thing. It didn’t change him, and it didn’t change what happened. But it did change me in a very negative and nonproductive way. Being angry is like taking poison and hoping that it will kill your enemy. It only hurts you! Do yourself a favor and forgive. Your joy will return, and as you forgive and trust God to deal with the situation, you will see results. Our enemies cannot pay us back for what they have taken from us, but God can and will if we trust Him.

Learning to be merciful toward the faults of others releases joy in our lives. We can choose to confront every minor thing that someone does to distress us, or we can be merciful and understanding. There are things that we do need to confront, but a lot of things that we turn into huge problems could be easily overlooked if we would choose to be more merciful. I am very grateful that God doesn’t make a big deal out of every little mistake that we make, aren’t you? He does chastise us for our own good, but He doesn’t overload us with excessive reminders of our flaws. If He did we would be overwhelmed and unable to press forward.

I believe that hidden sin dilutes our joy. We need to live in the light and be quick to repent and receive forgiveness. God knows everything about us anyway and the best thing for us to do is face our faults and ask God to help us. The psalmist David even asked God to clear him of unconscious faults (Psalm 19:12). He didn’t want to have anything on his conscience, not even something he wasn’t fully aware of. A guilty conscience is a heavy burden and definitely a joy stealer.

I could probably write an entire book on things that dilute our joy, but I encourage you to consider the things I have said, and then pray for God to show you anything else in your own life that might be diluting your joy. Refuse to live without joy. Jesus died that we might have and enjoy our lives in abundance and to the full (John 10:10). God is glad. He is not sad or mad and He wants us to live the same way. He has offered us eternal life and that means life as God lives it. “Rejoice in the Lord always. Again I will say, rejoice!” (Philippians 4:4 NKJV).

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