1 00:00:02,720 --> 00:00:07,720 Speaker 1: Life Audio. 2 00:00:13,360 --> 00:00:16,680 Speaker 2: Thank you for listening to your Daily Prayer, a podcast 3 00:00:16,720 --> 00:00:19,479 Speaker 2: dedicated to helping you find the words you need to 4 00:00:19,560 --> 00:00:22,360 Speaker 2: connect with your Father in Heaven. No matter what is 5 00:00:22,400 --> 00:00:25,200 Speaker 2: going on in your life today, you can trust that 6 00:00:25,280 --> 00:00:28,160 Speaker 2: God wants to hear from you. Right after the show 7 00:00:28,200 --> 00:00:31,560 Speaker 2: word from our sponsor, people pray through today's prayer for 8 00:00:31,680 --> 00:00:52,920 Speaker 2: those who have wronged us Together. A Prayer for those 9 00:00:52,960 --> 00:00:57,200 Speaker 2: who have wronged Us written by Emily rose Vassy, read 10 00:00:57,280 --> 00:01:03,160 Speaker 2: by Carrie Iiberger. Above all, keep loving one another earnestly, 11 00:01:03,720 --> 00:01:06,240 Speaker 2: since love covers a multitude of sins. 12 00:01:06,800 --> 00:01:08,640 Speaker 1: First Peter four, verse eight. 13 00:01:10,480 --> 00:01:13,559 Speaker 2: My husband and I run an online ministry that helps 14 00:01:13,600 --> 00:01:17,640 Speaker 2: people on their Christian journey out of the Prosperity Gospel movement, 15 00:01:18,400 --> 00:01:22,120 Speaker 2: a movement that proclaims that the blood of Jesus has 16 00:01:22,200 --> 00:01:26,400 Speaker 2: purchased for all believers a promised life of health, wealth, 17 00:01:26,800 --> 00:01:31,240 Speaker 2: and abundance and earthly pleasures. This is a dangerously false 18 00:01:31,319 --> 00:01:35,000 Speaker 2: message and undermines the beauty of the finished work of Christ, 19 00:01:35,640 --> 00:01:40,399 Speaker 2: which brings justification and forgiveness. The teachings in this movement 20 00:01:40,800 --> 00:01:45,280 Speaker 2: can truly shipwreck someone's faith. We ourselves were ensnared by 21 00:01:45,319 --> 00:01:48,560 Speaker 2: this false teaching so does something. He and I are 22 00:01:48,720 --> 00:01:53,520 Speaker 2: very passionate about defending against and proclaiming the truth whenever possible. 23 00:01:54,680 --> 00:01:55,960 Speaker 1: On this ministry. 24 00:01:55,600 --> 00:01:58,760 Speaker 2: Journey, we have met others who share a similar passion 25 00:01:58,760 --> 00:02:02,000 Speaker 2: as we do to help protect others from wolves in 26 00:02:02,080 --> 00:02:07,280 Speaker 2: sheep's clothing. Taking strong stances against popular teachers who are 27 00:02:07,280 --> 00:02:10,080 Speaker 2: in the public eye means that some will not be 28 00:02:10,160 --> 00:02:13,519 Speaker 2: thrilled with your ministry. Having others to link arms with 29 00:02:13,919 --> 00:02:18,280 Speaker 2: to stand against false teaching online makes the pushback easier 30 00:02:18,280 --> 00:02:22,680 Speaker 2: to handle, and it also emboldens you to continue warning 31 00:02:22,720 --> 00:02:26,760 Speaker 2: of error and proclaiming the truth. You can imagine how 32 00:02:26,800 --> 00:02:29,840 Speaker 2: one might feel when one of those people who stood 33 00:02:29,880 --> 00:02:34,480 Speaker 2: strong with you warning of these false teachers suddenly turns 34 00:02:34,520 --> 00:02:38,880 Speaker 2: back and begins embracing those wolves as brothers in Christ. 35 00:02:39,360 --> 00:02:41,080 Speaker 1: I can tell you from personal. 36 00:02:40,760 --> 00:02:44,960 Speaker 2: Experience it is gut wrenching to witness and experience. The 37 00:02:44,960 --> 00:02:48,800 Speaker 2: temptation I have faced in this experience, especially after they 38 00:02:48,840 --> 00:02:52,440 Speaker 2: would not heed warnings or corrections, is to want to 39 00:02:52,480 --> 00:02:56,000 Speaker 2: back this person into a corner and expose them and 40 00:02:56,040 --> 00:03:02,120 Speaker 2: their seemingly manipulative tactics as well. That stirs up strong 41 00:03:02,160 --> 00:03:08,280 Speaker 2: emotional responses, especially those of hurt offense and disappointment needs 42 00:03:08,280 --> 00:03:11,760 Speaker 2: the direction wisdom of scripture to bring clarity to those 43 00:03:11,760 --> 00:03:16,120 Speaker 2: intents and very valid emotions. We must not let our 44 00:03:16,200 --> 00:03:18,440 Speaker 2: flesh dictate our actions in the situation. 45 00:03:19,120 --> 00:03:21,160 Speaker 1: When we are led by the spirit. 46 00:03:21,240 --> 00:03:23,600 Speaker 2: It means that we are putting to death the ways 47 00:03:23,600 --> 00:03:26,560 Speaker 2: of the flesh, because the sins and desires of the 48 00:03:26,600 --> 00:03:30,600 Speaker 2: flesh are contrary to the spirit. This is not a 49 00:03:30,680 --> 00:03:35,760 Speaker 2: passive or mysterious leading or subjective feeling, but rather an active, 50 00:03:35,880 --> 00:03:39,320 Speaker 2: ever present fight in the life of the believer to 51 00:03:39,400 --> 00:03:42,600 Speaker 2: learn what it means to walk in love, be gracious 52 00:03:42,640 --> 00:03:47,160 Speaker 2: and merciful, and exhibit the fruit of the Spirit. Thankfully, we, 53 00:03:47,200 --> 00:03:51,400 Speaker 2: as disciples of Christ, are not left to human subjectivity 54 00:03:51,760 --> 00:03:52,600 Speaker 2: and confusion. 55 00:03:52,640 --> 00:03:53,320 Speaker 1: In this leading. 56 00:03:53,920 --> 00:03:56,200 Speaker 2: We have God's word as a lamp to our feet 57 00:03:56,720 --> 00:03:59,920 Speaker 2: in a world of darkness and sin. As far as 58 00:04:00,080 --> 00:04:03,760 Speaker 2: putting to death the desire to slander, malign, or be 59 00:04:03,880 --> 00:04:07,960 Speaker 2: harsh to those who have seemingly wronged us, disappointed us, 60 00:04:08,560 --> 00:04:13,040 Speaker 2: or intentionally or unintentionally hurt us, the scripture that comes 61 00:04:13,040 --> 00:04:16,960 Speaker 2: to mind and both brings conviction and direction can be 62 00:04:17,000 --> 00:04:17,839 Speaker 2: found in verse. 63 00:04:17,760 --> 00:04:18,680 Speaker 1: Peter four eight. 64 00:04:19,560 --> 00:04:24,640 Speaker 2: Above all, keep loving one another earnestly, since love covers 65 00:04:24,920 --> 00:04:29,120 Speaker 2: a multitude of sins, when I am tempted to expose 66 00:04:29,279 --> 00:04:33,440 Speaker 2: someone's wrongdoing or sin towards me or others, the Bible 67 00:04:33,600 --> 00:04:36,880 Speaker 2: urges me to love them by covering them with grace 68 00:04:36,960 --> 00:04:41,200 Speaker 2: and mercy instead for me. One way I applied this 69 00:04:41,240 --> 00:04:44,760 Speaker 2: to my situation by delating screenshots I had saved on 70 00:04:44,800 --> 00:04:48,720 Speaker 2: my phone of the hurtful and error filled things that 71 00:04:48,720 --> 00:04:51,680 Speaker 2: had been said online. I was attempting to build a 72 00:04:51,720 --> 00:04:56,120 Speaker 2: case against this person, to truly put them in their place. However, 73 00:04:56,240 --> 00:04:59,800 Speaker 2: ultimately I needed to pray for this individual and be 74 00:05:00,000 --> 00:05:03,240 Speaker 2: mindful of my words about them to others. Instead of 75 00:05:03,279 --> 00:05:07,000 Speaker 2: stalking their ministry page online, I chose to unfollow on 76 00:05:07,080 --> 00:05:10,480 Speaker 2: mut their posts, even if for a season, because it 77 00:05:10,520 --> 00:05:13,800 Speaker 2: was causing bitterness and a cynical attitude to rise up 78 00:05:13,800 --> 00:05:17,479 Speaker 2: in my heart about them. In those moments when I 79 00:05:17,520 --> 00:05:25,559 Speaker 2: am hurt, upset, or offended, I must extend grace. Let's pray, Father, God, 80 00:05:26,120 --> 00:05:28,760 Speaker 2: help me extend grace to those who have wronged me. 81 00:05:29,640 --> 00:05:32,720 Speaker 1: Allow me to lovingly rebuke, correct. 82 00:05:32,600 --> 00:05:35,680 Speaker 2: Or warn them when necessary, because I is also an 83 00:05:35,680 --> 00:05:39,600 Speaker 2: extension of love towards others. But after that difficult confrontation, 84 00:05:39,680 --> 00:05:43,400 Speaker 2: has taken place. Help me release that situation to you. Lord, 85 00:05:44,120 --> 00:05:47,240 Speaker 2: You alone will be the one to indicate if I 86 00:05:47,320 --> 00:05:50,560 Speaker 2: truly have been wronged or sind against. Help me to 87 00:05:50,680 --> 00:05:54,400 Speaker 2: rest in your sovereignty and trust that you will work 88 00:05:54,440 --> 00:05:57,400 Speaker 2: in that person's heart as well as mine, as you 89 00:05:57,520 --> 00:06:01,239 Speaker 2: teach me to truly love others as you do. Above all, 90 00:06:01,760 --> 00:06:05,680 Speaker 2: I must remember that every person is made in your image, 91 00:06:06,080 --> 00:06:09,480 Speaker 2: and they deserve love and respect, no matter their actions 92 00:06:09,560 --> 00:06:10,479 Speaker 2: or words towards me. 93 00:06:11,320 --> 00:06:13,480 Speaker 1: May the love and mercy that has. 94 00:06:13,360 --> 00:06:16,320 Speaker 2: Been given to me from You, Lord flow to the 95 00:06:16,360 --> 00:06:20,280 Speaker 2: most difficult of people in my life in Jesus name. 96 00:06:20,839 --> 00:06:21,239 Speaker 1: Amen. 97 00:06:32,080 --> 00:06:34,920 Speaker 2: Your Daily Prayer is a production of Life Audio and 98 00:06:35,000 --> 00:06:38,839 Speaker 2: Sale Media. If you haven't already, be sure to follow 99 00:06:38,880 --> 00:06:41,839 Speaker 2: the show on your favorite podcast app so you never 100 00:06:41,880 --> 00:06:47,000 Speaker 2: missed an episode. 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