A mother heard her daughter crying and ran in to see that her young son had grabbed the girl’s hair and was pulling it. She removed the boy’s hand and told her daughter, “He doesn’t realize how much that hurts.”
The mother left the room, and in a few minutes, she heard the little boy crying. When she walked into the room, her daughter said, “Now he knows!”
Vengeance is a biblical principle. But vengeance belongs to the Lord, not us. Yet, that is how our world operates – an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth.
God has something to say about that.
“See that no one repays another with evil for evil, but always seek after that which is good for one another and for all men” (1 Thessalonians 5:11).
Has someone harmed you? Perhaps you have been betrayed by your spouse’s broken promises. It is nature to seek vengeance. In fact, you have a right to seek vengeance. But having a right doesn’t make it right.
Recovery Step: Leave vengeance in the hands of God.
