revenge

But Lord, you rule over all. You always judge fairly. You test people’s hearts and minds. So pay them back for what they’ve done. I’ve committed my cause to you.
- Jeremiah 11:20 (NIRV)

As we go through life, we find many people who will do wrong by us.
Whether it’s a sibling, a kid in school, a coworker, a boss, or even a spouse—you will never meet a person who hasn’t been hurt, betrayed, or treated unfairly by someone else.
It’s part of life in a broken world. And when it happens, it stings.
Our first reaction is often to strike back, to “even the score,” or at least to imagine how we could.
I’ll be honest—I’ve spent hours daydreaming about how to get back at people for things they’ve done that I considered wrong. But after a while, I had to stop.
Yeah, what they did was hurtful. Maybe it was even horrible. But it’s not my place to seek vengeance.
Jeremiah understood that pain. He faced betrayal from those around him—people who plotted against his life. Instead of taking matters into his own hands, he turned to God and said, “I have committed my cause to You.”
That’s hard to do, isn’t it?
To trust that God sees the truth, knows the heart, and will handle things in His perfect time and way. But when we surrender the need for revenge, something beautiful happens—we make room for peace.
God’s justice is perfect. Ours is clouded by emotion. When we give our pain to Him, we can rest knowing that He will make things right.
So the next time someone wrongs you, instead of plotting your payback, pray this:
“Lord, I commit this to You. You know the truth. Help me to forgive and trust that You will handle it.”
Let God fight your battles—you just keep walking in His peace.

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