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| Ellen J. Barrier/ Author/Spirituality Counselor |
The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong. ~ Mahatma Gandhi
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Grudge ___ a feeling
of deep-seated resentment or ill will; syn. see malice
Malice ___ desire to
see another suffer: to cause pain,
injury, or distress to another. 2: intent to commit an unlawful act or cause
harm without legal justification or excuse.
(Webster’s New Collegiate Dictionary)
Scriptures:
Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and
evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice: And be ye kind one to
another, tenderhearted, forgiving one
another, even as God for Christ’s sake
hath forgiven you. Ephesians 4:31, 32
(K.J.V)
Having viewed all these things regarding the term used for
the definition of malice, and the instructions given by the forefathers of the
Word of God, who taught the people, who came before us, have left the same
instructions for us to pass on to our generation and those to come – I have concluded these feelings of my
thoughts on malice:
Holding a grudge, is
malice, it weakens an individual, and disallows room to forgive. It preys on the mind of such and individual
and grows as a terminal disease, until it consumes that individual’s entire
body, mind and soul. The individual is
unable to think soberly because they are consumed with bitterness, anger,
wrath, and evil thoughts of plans to destroy someone else.
Such people will hold a grudge against their very own flesh
and blood. There are reports of some
family members who harmed others due to a grudge they had against them. I know
of one particular case of some family friends. This couple ‘married out of their
own race’ and the mother of the bride, didn’t approve of their marriage. And to pay her daughter back, she never
visited this couple, and didn’t accept their children as her grandchildren. This is a grudge that hurt and destroys
family relationship.
The spirit of malice is demonic, it brings in other spirits
and dwell within an individual - taking over in the form of multiple
personalities. They weigh down such individual, and can cause depression and
stress, leaving the human tired and worn-out with serious mental and health problems.
Recommend "How to Trust God When all Other Resources Have Failed"
Chapter 14: The Existence of Demonic Spirits Today
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Chapter 14: The Existence of Demonic Spirits Today
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