DEALING WITH INJUSTICE - Being Right After You've Been Wronged

I think Satan plays us when he tells us to  know our rights or to demand an apology. In today’s world, people rarely apologize  simply because they either can’t or won’t. It gets even worse when they think they  are the ones who are wronged, so the end result can often be broken relationships  and lifetimes of lost love and happiness. Unfortunately, many people suffer for  years, sometimes their entire lives saying, “I was right,” instead of saying “I want  to be right with you.” The hidden cost

of focusing on our rights can sometimes  be horribly extensive and expensive. That’s because Satan twists things and  deceives us to believe we are fighting over who is right when in reality,  we are usually fighting about, “who is not wrong.” For example, just think  about your last argument – did it have any of these defensive words, “I never said…”  or “I wouldn’t have…” or “I didn’t do…” In most arguments, we get so busy defending  ourselves as we raise our voices, “I didn’t do anything wro

ng!” With the focus of “WHO IS NOT  WRONG,” our conversations rarely move toward a positive solution, where you and the person who  offended you might both be partially right. Of course, this would involve higher thinking,  and it is just easier to fume in offense. Instead of listening to Satan scream how we’ve  been wronged, the other voice we can listen to is the voice of our Father who loves us. It  is a gentle voice that says, “I love you, and I see the best in you.” God’s voice  also says,

“I love the other person too.” When we listen to God’s voice, we don’t have to  be filled with our own pride or righteousness because we know that God already loves us. When we  really know how much we are loved by God, it gives us enormous freedom. Best of all, we become free  to focus on BEING IN RIGHT RELATIONSHIP instead of being so zeroed in on being right! Knowing that  God loves us may even allow us, with God’s help to say to the other person, “I want to understand  your point of view” or

“I value my relationship with you!” or “I’m sorry.” Can you imagine having  the freedom and poise to be able to say that? Today, we can choose to listen to Satan scream,  “Know your rights,” or we can listen to God whisper, “I love you.” The funny thing is we  get to choose. Perhaps it is a good idea to try to add up the costs of both choices  – years being righteously offended or, hard as this might sound after you’ve been  hurt, discovering God’s freedom in forgiveness. There is no doubt that

Jesus wants you and I  to have an abundant life. A plentiful life of happiness and right relationships. Take a step  toward forgiveness right now by commenting, “Jesus, help me forgive” and then visit  HelpMeForgive.org. We’ll see you there!