Quote of the Day - 4/8

Somebody in your life may not be treating you right. They may be saying things about you that are not true, spreading vicious rumors, telling lies, trying to ruin your reputation. If you are like most people, you are probably tempted to get in there and set the record straight. And you are probably tempted to let them have it!

It takes faith to believe that God wants to vindicate you, but He really does. Don't make the mistake of sinking down to your offender's level, getting into arguments and fighting. That will just make matters worse. Leave it up to God. Take the high road, respond in love, and watch what God will do. If you will do it God's way, He'll not only fight your battles for you, but in the end, you will come out better off than you were before.

Sometimes God allows us to go through certain things to test us. If you have somebody in your life right now who is not treating you right, that situation may very well be a test of your faith. God is interested in seeing how you are going to respond. Will be you become negative, bitter, or angry? Are you going to develop a vindictive attitude, always trying to pay people back? Or are you going to turn it over to God, trusting Him to make the wrong's right? Are you going to pass that test so God can promote you?

You may be tempted to mope around with a sour attitude, with a poor - old - me mentality. Instead, you need to keep a good attitude and start trusting God to make it up to you. God sees every wrong that is being done to you. God is keeping good records. He is closely watching your situation, and He said that He's going to pay you back. And friend, when God pays back, He always pays back in abundance.

God will not allow somebody to continually mistreat you. If you will do your part, keep a good attitude, and turn your circumstances over to Him, sooner or later God will bring justice into your life. Sometimes when we don't see anything happening month and month, maybe even year after year, it's tempting to become manipulative, to attempt to make things happen on our own. When we do that, we risk interfering with God's plan and purposes, creating another mess for Him to clean up, and possibly even keeping God from doing what He really wants to do in that situation.

Excerpts from Your Best Life Now