Fret not thyself because of evil doers

Dear friends

It may be of concern to you as you grow in God you grow in self controll and restraint, you just cannot respond the old way you used to accusations, injustice, persecution and revilings. My question today to you is does it hurt any less? Absolutely not and for me an expressive person, I just find it so difficult not to respond to certain situations. I ask God though to cause it to be that I am just unmoved by rilings and injustice. The truth is my friends these are offences that will cause us to stumble and we just don't want anything to shift our focus from God. It's as if we are climbing a ladder to the heavenly dimension and each time we respond to an offence we either miss a step (we have to look downwards) Or we remain stationary on the same rung. I ask God to help us each day to keep our focus upwards and forwards. We need to keep walking good in Christ - making progress, climbing that heavenly ladder.

Do you know what really helps? Surrendering every injustice to God. Think on this carefully all the wounds, hurt and pain can only be healed by God, but we must let them go and let God.

No matter if the other says sorry, only God can heal our hearts and restore our soul.

Dear friends do not fret because of evil-doers.

Leave every injustice in God's hands.

Below is an adapted study

That will really help, it is quite long but please read it through

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Why should we not fret because of evildoers (Proverbs 24:19)?

Answer

Proverbs 22:17—24:22 contains thirty “sayings to the wise,” which are Solomon’s words of wisdom for those who put their faith and hope in God. The penultimate saying states, “Do not fret because of evildoers or be envious of the wicked, for the evildoer has no future hope, and the lamp of the wicked will be snuffed out” (Proverbs 24:19–20).

This proverb’s point is that wise people do not need to worry, despair, or fret when evildoers experience success because such people have no hope of a triumphant future. The wicked are not to be envied because their success is only temporary. Any satisfaction they enjoy is here today and gone tomorrow. In the end, they are destined for destruction (Psalm 34:16; 37:38). In a parallel saying of the wise, Solomon advises, “Don’t envy sinners, but always continue to fear the Lord. You will be rewarded for this; your hope will not be disappointed” (Proverbs 23:17–18, NLT). The reward of sinners is short-lived, but those who put their hope in the Lord have a sure and confident expectation of God’s eternal faithfulness and presence (Psalm 71:5).

This same idea unfolds in Psalm 73. Asaph confesses that he nearly gave up hope in God’s goodness when he envied and fretted over the success of evildoers: “But as for me, I almost lost my footing. My feet were slipping, and I was almost gone. For I envied the proud when I saw them prosper despite their wickedness. They seem to live such painless lives; their bodies are so healthy and strong. They don’t have troubles like other people; they’re not plagued with problems like everyone else” (Psalm 73:2–5, NLT). Asaph regains his footing when he remembers the fate of evildoers: “Then I went into your sanctuary, O God, and I finally understood the destiny of the wicked. Truly, you put them on a slippery path and send them sliding over the cliff to destruction. In an instant they are destroyed, completely swept away by terrors” (Psalm 73:17–19, NLT; see also Psalm 73:27).

The English verb fret in Proverbs 24:19 is probably a bit mild for the original Hebrew term’s meaning. “Do not get burned up” or “do not get yourself infuriated” might be a better rendering. It’s not unusual for Christians to become furious with anger when they see godless people prospering. But if we allow our focus to shift away from God’s goodness and faithfulness to the success and prosperity of the wicked, like Asaph, we can lose our way, too.

Amen amen

Prayer

Abbah Father help us to keep our focus, we refuse to become entangled by the things that "happen" to us in this world. We see the bigger picture for all things God is causing them to work for our good and his glory

Thank you Lord that you will never fail us, you will not disappoint us when we hope in you.

Lord we ask you to restore our souls purge us of any wound that has come because of the revilings of the enemy. Remind us each day that our battle is not with flesh and blood.

We continue to grow in God’s love, being purged of any stain and blot on our soul.

Amen

Walk good in Christ

Till we meet again

Pastor J