Avoid the resentment trap, or any low-grade irritations that try to build up in your life. Yesterday we talked about high expectations and how they can set you up for disappointment. The progression from disappointment goes toward resentment, and eventually lands at disgust, and sometimes even makes its way to distain. In every area of life, we have to guard our heart, because out of it flow all the issues of life. When we guard our heart concerning relationships, we have to make a choice to filter out negativity so resentment cannot make its home in our heart. So how do we do that? It takes a conscious effort by being proactive with our thought life and our behaviors. Since how we think is what we will become, we take our thoughts captive and bring them in line with the Word of God. We address situations when they arise. If we keep brushing little irritations under the rug, in a short while, there will be quite a pile building up to trip you up. We know that is how the enemy works. It is the little foxes that spoil the vine. If we let those irritations linger, our mind will grab ahold of them, and take us to the worst-case scenario. Instead of believing for the best, we will begin worrying about the worst. In relationships, that is the pathway to ruin. So, guard your heart, guard you thoughts and help your relationship thrive!
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