necessary or even possible. And the truth is, we’re never
guaranteed a positive response when we do. Yet your
willingness—your obedience, if it’s what the Lord is asking
you to do—to go, to express kindness, to smile, to nod, to be
generous and show concern—is a tremendous test of godly
surrender and humility. It’s a way of finding out if the
forgiveness you claim to feel toward someone contains roots
that run deeper than the roots of resentment did.
Best of all, it brands you as a woman who is in no way
going to be “outwitted by Satan” or “ignorant of his designs.”
If we want to be women of serious, fervent prayer, the
Scripture will always lead us here. To forgiveness. In some
form. In some fashion. Forgiveness is God’s command. And it
also comes with a promise that He will provide us the
companion power to pull it off. Don’t expect any other solution
to work or to change anything, except for the worse. And don’t
expect to experience freedom, peace, or rest from your anger
until you do.