Surrendering Your Hurt and Anger to God: A Renewed Heart for the New Year

Hi there, Parents and Caregivers,

Begin 2025 with peace, not the weight of unresolved hurt or anger. Tension in relationships, lingering resentment, or past wounds can quietly take a toll on your heart and mind. But a new year is an opportunity for a fresh start – a time to release what has weighed you down and invite God’s healing into your life.

REFLECT:?Who in your life…

• Do you find difficult to get along with?
• Do you have unresolved issues with?
• Brings out frustration, anger, annoyance or hurt in you?

So, what do you do with those feelings? Ignore them? Suppress them? Pretend everything is fine?

Instead of carrying these feelings into the new year, take them before God and tell Him. Be completely honest about how you feel. When you admit your frustrations, hurts, and disappointments – whether justified or not – you take the first step toward healing.

Unforgiveness, resentment, and bitterness thrive in darkness. But when you bring these emotions into the light, they lose their grip. Sin exposed is sin defeated.

Healing begins when we acknowledge what’s in our hearts and allow God to work in us. When we expose our feelings to God, we invite His truth to transform us. “If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness” (1 John 1:9).

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Ask God: "Help me love that person as I love myself."

Jesus commanded us to “Love your neighbour as yourself” (Mark 12:31). It may feel impossible, but God’s grace makes it possible.

Then, pray and declare this every day, especially when negative thoughts and feelings about that person arise:

"Each time I think or talk about [name], it brings me joy and makes me happy."

Speaking from experience, this works! It may not feel true at first, but keep speaking it in faith. You’ll notice your heart softening toward them, and they will find favour with you. They may still push your buttons, but over time, this practice reshapes your perspective and brings real change to your relationships. The resentment that once seemed immovable will lose its power.

As you enter 2025, don’t let past wounds dictate your future. Choose healing. Choose grace. Choose to love as Christ loves you.?

REFLECT: What relationship in your life needs this prayer?

As you take this step toward healing, remember that your child is watching and learning from you. By choosing to forgive and soften your heart, you’re demonstrating grace and openness to God’s work. This not only strengthens your own emotional well-being but also nurtures a more positive, grace-filled heart – one that allows God to grow and work in both your life and your child’s, shaping their understanding of love and reconciliation.

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Remember, you are precious and wonderful, blessed to be a blessing!

Tirzah

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