Best Form of Revenge

Have you ever been betrayed, disappointed, rejected, slighted or treated with disdain? Maybe you had relatives who were better than you when younger and your family was one that needed 'handout'. You remember how you were not wanted by friends because you didnt not belong or your in-laws treated you badly because you could not conceive. Maybe you had a very strong accent and some co-workers are always out to ridicule you. The list is almost limitless when you consider what we do to one another in terms of being mean. Do you as a Christian treat others badly? Then that is not the nature of Christ, we His children and should reflect His nature.

If you fit any of the scenarios above and God has elevated you, what is your first instinct towards those who were nasty to you? Remember vengeance and payback is mine says the Lord, Deut. 32:35.

I discovered that the best form of revenge is not paying back in the same token but to do well for yourself. If someone had said you will not amount to anything or that you are over ambitious because of your family history, you do not have to live their self-fulfilling prophesy and remain at the level they imagine you should be. Remember Joseph; he had dreams but nobody believed him, the devil went to all heights to make sure his dreams did not come to pass. His own siblings were the ones who sold him into slavery hoping that he would die or become a slave at best.

 

Joseph played a key role in emerging out of that situation even in slavery; he distinguished himself, Portiphar does not second guess or look over his work, in prison he was in charge. The focus here is when he had sailed through and broken the chains of Egypt around his neck. Genesis 45: 4-5 The Message

"Come closer to me," Joseph said to his brothers. They came closer. "I am Joseph your brother whom you sold into Egypt. But don't feel badly, don't blame yourselves for selling me. God was behind it. God sent me here ahead of you to save lives."

 

When we have been treated badly, slighted or disrespected, it is easy to "execute" vengeance upon the perpetrators, giving them a dose of their own medicine. However, that brings us to the same level as those people. Joseph was able to see the good in the evil that his siblings planned for him, He recognized the hand of the Lord in his promotion and elevation. When we allow bitterness and anger to continue because of the way we were treated in the pass, we not only entangle ourselves with the way of the world but give the enemy an inroad into our lives. So whether you are going through a rough time or you went through it in the past, learn to look beyond that and deal well with those who have treated you badly...they meant it for evil but God has turned it out for your good. Afterall, God has been good to you in bringing you beyond the limitation they set in place for you. So it if it is your spouse? The grace of God is sufficient for you to live above that, forgive, commit your way unto the Lord and strive to attain a higher height in your calling in life. Human beings can scarcely argue with result or evidence... If you do well for yourself, no one can look down upon you but rather look up to you. So the best form of revenge is do exceedingly well and move beyond the hurts, limitations and betrayal. God's got your back!