"Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth."
1 Corinthians 13:4-6 NIV
Ever recognize that when you are struggling with something's internally, that you get easily offended when people talk about, preach about or mention that issue? You get convicted and automatically get angry at the person because you think they have read your story!
Stop! Do you not understand that the Holy Spirits main purpose is to convict people of sin, so they get their acts together? Did they call your name out? No! But you're mad? Just repent, stop masquerading behind your fake facade, and get it together with God. He is giving you the opportunity to get it right with him, before he exposes you openly.
Heart check:
The internal conflict that we are most faced with are the issues of our heart. This is why Solomon tell us in the book of Proverbs ,4:23,
"Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it."
You can't let the bad character, negative emotions or even the malicious intent of people, circumstances, or demonic forces to cause your good heart to turn bad. Don't give people the ability to control you, emotionally, mentally or physically. When you react to the negative voices you have already lost the fight, because you just showed them you can be controlled!
So in closing, learn from your mistakes and don't compromise your emotional, mental or spiritual integrity by becoming someone's puppet, deal with your issues, take the blame for your actions, repent, forgive and move forward in the Lord!
Guard your heart! Keep it pure, and know you don't have to go into a battle of words with people, you don't have to prove anything to anyone but God and god has already given you victory!
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