bring it to Him.

The Lord woke me up this morning with these words from Him heavy in my spirit:

“I cause the rain to fall on the just and unjust the same. I do. So, the problem you have is not with them – it’s with Me.”

Yea… HEAVY.

Bitterness doesn’t just arise in us from being offended only by people, it also arises when we don’t resolve issues with God – something many Christians are afraid to even admit.

God is a big God. He can handle our anger, pain, discontentment, and more… if we bring it to Him. 

And, guess what: He already knows! But, in order for us to heal, we can’t hide from Him; we have to abide in Him. As with any relationship, that means we have to have those difficult conversations. He will listen. More than that, He will respond.

Part of the word God gave me this morning comes directly from Matthew 5:45, which is amazing to me because chapter 5 contains the Sermon on the Mount when Jesus taught about the foundation of our roles as Christians. In this chapter, he says in verse 24 that we should be reconciled to a person that holds an offense toward us. I believe that God pursues us when we have an offense toward Him so that we may be reconciled to Him and truly enter into the fullness of His grace that is sufficient for us.

So I ask, what are you holding today? Bring it to Him.