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FEELING LIKE YOU’RE BEING EXPLOITED?

Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins.
1 Peter 4:8

Are you feeling used and abused? You thought they liked you - even loved you - but now you find out they were just ‘using’ you. That’s what happens when we put our life into the hands of mere mortals. They’re not creators; they can’t make anything out of us - they can only use us. You snapped at the kids. You yelled at somebody in work. You screamed at the driver who cut you off on the road. You fought with your mate again. Now you’re pouring all your frustrations out on those whom you love - and anybody else who crosses your path. Ever think that perhaps your anger is just a by-product of the bitterness and resentment you’ve allowed to invade your soul? The answer is not to take it out on those around you, it’s to take it to the Lord in prayer and let Him heal you. It’s got to start on the inside before it shows on the outside. That means spending time with God, allowing Him to forgive your resentments, remove your pain, heal your memories and enable you to love - as He loves. And that’s a job for God - don’t try it without Him! Why don’t you pray this prayer? ‘Father, I want to act in love, not react in anger. Instead of being short-tempered, help me to be patient and ‘turn the other cheek’. Today let your love rule my life, for Christ’s sake. Amen.’