No emotional cutting edge is sharper than resentment, for it becomes a consuming passion. This truth was acted out by Saul, the king of Israel, as he permitted jealousy to be transformed into resentment. Saul knew God’s prophet Samuel had anointed David to be the next king and that David was also the people’s choice.
Saul could have accepted God’s choice of David to succeed him, for God’s choice is always superior to our own. Jealousy and fear overcame Saul, which prevented him from trusting David as a loyal servant and loving him as God’s choice. Saul preferred resentment rather than trusting God’s choice.
Saul could have chosen to mentor David in statesmanship, but he let resentment cancel that out. Resentment works against believing that God is the source of forgiveness. Remember, peace is God’s reward for letting go of a resentful attitude. God will give you courage and faith to emotionally turn resentment over to him.
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Dear brothers [and sisters], if a Christian is overcome
by some sin, you who are godly should gently and humbly help him back onto the right
path, remembering that next time it might be one of you who is in the wrong.
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