Let God Handle it

Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord. (Romans 12:19)

When someone speaks against you, the natural, fleshly instinct is to retaliate, to defend, and to defeat the person who spoke against you through verbal combat. You can tell how childish this is because we did it as children. When I was young, we would try to best others by talking down to someone. We called it “capping” or “beasting” somebody. Today some call it a “clap back.”  It means if someone said something mean or derogatory to you, you would try to be harder and meaner than the person who spoke first. It sounds funny, but the game of trying to prove that we are the Shakespeare of disses will never end well.

Romans 12:19 reminds us that if you want to enjoy the blessed life as God intends, don’t verbally attack other people. Instead, give the situation to God and control your mouth!

God will avenge; God will repay, and God will honor you when you hold your words.

Sometimes, not saying anything is everything.

God gives us His power and His grace to tame our tongue and trust in Him all at the same time.

Don’t give into the temptation to mouth off and verbally attack. Let God handle it!

God sees your struggle, He sees that verbal attack, and He has a plan to support you. Don’t get in God’s way by saying things that can never be taken back. Speaking rashly can put you in a more difficult position to recover. You do not need to respond to every word spoken your way. Many times, we should pray and walk instead of letting ourselves talk!