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How much time? // Quanto tempo?


How much time do you allow yourself to be jealous or even angry with somebody? How far are you willing to go to make that person pay for something that she or he did maybe intentionally or maybe not? Are you the type of person that searches for revenge?

Have you realized that it had passed 22 years since Joseph arrived in Egypt, after being sold by his own brothers? Twenty-two years! It was a lot of o time until they had a chance to reconcile. What if Joseph had died? They would have his blood on their hands. What if that person, you are currently holding a grudge for something that might or might not be so important, dies and you never got the chance to say “sorry, I was being childish; I didn’t mean to get this far.

Time goes by, life happens and sometimes, just sometimes we forget that we hold something back from the past. We don’t really know how hurtful our words or lack of them were to that person.

I, myself, once held bad feelings toward a person. A person who indeed is very important to me. Yes, something inside of me had been broken; And 8 years had passed without a word, a good word. That feeling ate me up from inside out, up to a point of death. I wished I could die. I had only eyes to the hate, distrust, and revenge. I closed the door to Christ. Just because one person failed me, fail to demonstrate love to me, I was willing to spend my life feeling miserable, or even in hell just because another person didn’t match up to my expectations.

Yes, it was foolish. The other person just kept living without even knowing my suffering. Why? Because he didn’t realize how bad his actions had been. Is he the only one? No. We do this all the time. We simply go on with our life without looking back to people that we might have offended. And we might even say that the person has changed, and we don’t know why and don’t care; when indeed we are the cause of their change, and it wasn’t in a good way.

Joseph trusted in God. All that, God had seen and there would be a the moment for reconciliation. Was it hard for them? Yes. It was. Joseph had changed so much that no one could recognize him. Fortunately, he counted on God, and he was faithful to God. All he did to his brothers was tell them his dreams, but why? We don’t know exactly what his intentions were to provoke the jealousy of his brothers; it doesn’t matter. The lesson is, we don’t need to live with guilt, or remorse, or miserable because of our pride.

Yes, it hurts. But it will hurt even more if we keep living a bitter life because somebody hurt us, or because somebody is acting out and we don’t know why; maybe we are the reason.

Don’t close the door to Jesus. He will be at the door waiting as long as you take, to open the door again and let Him change you for good. Let him take away the jealousy, the anger, the damaged pride, all the hurt from the past. How long has it been since…? Don’t allow one more minute goes by without Jesus in you to give you peace, courage, and love.

After 8 years of hating that person, and degenerating myself with that feeling, I reached the bottom of the pit, then I looked up, and I saw that Jesus hasn’t left my side. He was there all the time, waiting for me to open my heart’s door again to His love and peace.

Matthew 5:22-26 New International Version (NIV)
22 But I tell you that anyone who is angry with a brother or sister[a][b] will be subject to judgment. Again, anyone who says to a brother or sister, ‘Raca,’[c] is answerable to the court. And anyone who says, ‘You fool!’ will be in danger of the fire of hell.
23 “Therefore, if you are offering your gift at the altar and there remember that your brother or sister has something against you, 24 leave your gift there in front of the altar. First, go and be reconciled to them; then come and offer your gift.
25 “Settle matters quickly with your adversary who is taking you to court. Do it while you are still together on the way, or your adversary may hand you over to the judge, and the judge may hand you over to the officer, and you may be thrown into prison. 26 Truly I tell you, you will not get out until you have paid the last penny.

Quanto tempo você se deixa estar ciúmes ou até com raiva de alguém? Até onde você está disposto a fazer essa pessoa pagar por algo que ela fez intencionalmente ou talvez não? Você é o tipo de pessoa que procura vingança?

Você já percebeu que se passaram 22 anos desde que José chegou ao Egito, depois de ser vendido por seus próprios irmãos? 22 anos! Foi muito tempo até que eles tivessem a chance de se reconciliar. E se Joseph tivesse morrido? Eles teriam o sangue dele em suas mãos. E se essa pessoa, você está guardando rancor por algo que pode ou não ser tão importante, morra e você nunca tiver a chance de dizer “desculpe, eu estava sendo infantil; Eu não quis chegar tão longe.

O tempo passa, a vida acontece e, às vezes, apenas às vezes esquecemos que escondemos algo do passado. Nós realmente não sabemos o quão prejudiciais nossas palavras ou a falta delas foram para essa pessoa.

Eu próprio já tive maus sentimentos em relação a uma pessoa. Uma pessoa que de fato é muito importante para mim. Sim, algo dentro de mim havia sido quebrado; E oito anos se passaram sem uma palavra, uma boa palavra. Esse sentimento me devorou ​​de dentro para fora, até um ponto de morte. Eu desejei morrer. Eu só tinha olhos para o ódio, a desconfiança e vingança. Fechei a porta para Cristo. Só porque uma pessoa falhou comigo, deixou de demonstrar amor por mim, eu estava disposto a passar minha vida me sentindo miserável, ou mesmo no inferno, apenas porque outra pessoa não correspondia às minhas expectativas.

Sim, foi tolice. A outra pessoa continuou vivendo sem ao menos conhecer meu sofrimento. Por quê? Porque ele não percebeu o quão ruim suas ações foram. Ele é o único? Não. Fazemos isso o tempo todo. Simplesmente continuamos nossa vida sem olhar para as pessoas que podemos ter ofendido. E podemos até dizer que a pessoa mudou e não sabemos o porquê, e não nos importamos; quando, de fato, somos a causa da mudança deles, e não foi de um jeito bom.

José confiou em Deus. Tudo isso, Deus tinha visto e haveria um momento para a reconciliação. Foi difícil para eles? Sim. Isso foi. José havia mudado tanto que ninguém poderia reconhecê-lo. Felizmente, ele contava com Deus e era fiel a Deus. Tudo o que ele fez com seus irmãos foi contar a eles seus sonhos, mas por quê? Não sabemos exatamente quais eram suas intenções de provocar o ciúme de seus irmãos; Não importa. A lição é que não precisamos viver com culpa, remorso ou infelicidade por causa de nosso orgulho.

Sim, isso dói. Mas vai doer ainda mais se continuarmos vivendo uma vida amarga porque alguém nos machucou ou porque alguém está agindo e não sabemos o porquê; talvez sejamos a razão.

Não feche a porta para Jesus. Ele estará na porta esperando o tempo que você levar, para abrir a porta novamente e permitir que Ele mude você para sempre. Que ele tire o ciúme, a raiva, o orgulho ferido, toda a mágoa do passado. Quanto tempo se passou desde ...? Não permita que mais um minuto se passe sem Jesus em você para lhe dar paz, coragem e amor.

Depois de oito anos odiando essa pessoa e me degenerando com esse sentimento, cheguei ao fundo do poço, depois olhei para cima e vi que Jesus não havia saído do meu lado. Ele estava lá o tempo todo, esperando que eu abrisse novamente a porta do meu coração para Seu amor e paz.

Mateus 5: 22-26 Nova Versão Internacional (NVI)
22 Mas eu lhe digo que qualquer pessoa que se zangar com um irmão ou irmã estará sujeita a julgamento. Novamente, qualquer pessoa que diga a um irmão ou irmã, 'Raca', é responsável perante o tribunal. E quem disser: "Seu tolo!" Estará em perigo do fogo do inferno.
23 “Portanto, se você está oferecendo seu presente no altar e se lembra que seu irmão ou irmã tem algo contra você, 24 deixe seu presente ali em frente ao altar. Primeiro, vá e seja reconciliado com eles; então venha e ofereça seu presente.
25 “Resolva a questão rapidamente com seu adversário que o está levando a tribunal. Faça isso enquanto ainda estiver juntos no caminho, ou seu adversário poderá entregá-lo ao juiz, e o juiz poderá entregá-lo ao oficial, e você poderá ser jogado na prisão. 26 Em verdade vos digo, você não sairá até que pague o último centavo.

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