"A merry heart maketh a cheerful countenance: but by sorrow of the heart the spirit is broken."(Proverbs 15:13)

"A merry heart maketh a cheerful countenance: but by sorrow of the heart the spirit is broken."(Proverbs 15:13)

"Broken Spirits" If your spirit is broken, then it probably went something like this, someone that you thought loved you very much hurt you and just let it go: no I'm sorry, no please forgive me, no reconciliation of any kind. In some cases you are able to put some distance between you and that person. Unfortunately, in most cases you are trapped in a home or relationship that you can't escape so easily so you have to continue to live in the pain and that pain turns into a hurt that is beyond your human ability to forget or forgive. It is now a toxic memory that you've stored away deep within your spirit, but it still raises its ugly head when something reminds you of that deep hurt which is now bitterness that has wounded your spirit and it is breaking you down. Why waste your life for someone that obviously doesn't care about you? You are bearing a pain that they deposited in your life a long time ago, it's time to let it go and move on with your life. They may never even know that you forgave them but you will finally be free. If you don't it will start to have a negative effect on all of your relationships which is not worth the cost that you are paying to hold on to your anger, an anger that has produced a bitterness that will ultimately destroy you and those around you. "All the days of the afflicted are evil: but he that is of a merry heart hath a continual feast."(Proverbs 15:15) Let's look at the Hebrew definition of two words and read the verse again. "All the days of the DEPRESSED are BAD", now that it's broken down for you, can you relate?
Don't spend all your days depressed with the evil spirit of Unforgiveness because of someone that was in your life years ago. I heard a preacher say one time that "yelling at depressed people doesn't help, go figure", well quit yelling at yourself, forgive the person, try to forget it and let's move on. The negative energy of unforgiveness in your life creates stress that is "bad things happening to good people". We've all heard the silly expression, "make like a tree and leave", today it's not just a silly expression. It's time to leave it where you stand and go forward with your life.


Pastor Scott L. Boatner
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