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Destructive & Bitter Thoughts
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Kind, Tenderhearted, and Forgiving Thoughts |
He doesn't love me,
He only loves himself. |
He does not
show love as he should but his capacity to love can grow.
Colossians 3:14 |
| How dare he come in
from work in a bad mood and take it out on me! |
Perhaps he
feels under pressure from work.
Ephesians 4:31-32 |
I do so much for him
and look
what I get in return! |
I wonder if
I could do something differently to make it easier for him.
Philippians 2:3-4 |
| He’s only thinking of
himself. |
Maybe he
doesn‘t feel well today.
Colossians 3:12 |
He’s stupid; see if I
ever try to
talk to him again! |
Maybe he
misunderstood what I was trying to say.
Ephesians 4:1-3 |
I can’t believe what he
decided
How ridiculous! |
Maybe he
has information that I don’t have.
1 Corinthians 4:5 |
I can’t believe what he
has
done to me! |
What he had
done is difficult, but God will give me the grace to get through it.
1 Corinthians 10:13 |
| I will never forgive
him. |
After all
that the Lord has forgiven me, this is the least I can do.
Matthew 18:32-33 |
| He‘ll never change. |
By God’s
grace, he can change.
1 Corinthians 6:11 |
| This is more than I can
bear. There is no hope. |
There is
nothing that has happened that God cannot forgive, that I cannot
forgive, and that we can ‘t work through.
1 John 1:9 |
| He did that on purpose
to hurt me. |
Only God
can know why he did what he did. It’s my responsibility to believe the
best.
1 Corinthians 13:7 |
We never should have
gotten
married in the first place. |
He is my
husband and I am committed to him no matter what.
Matthew 19:6 |
God understands
that I can ‘t take this. |
God will
give me the wisdom and grace to hang in there.
James 1:5 |
I prayed about it and
have “peace”
about pursuing the divorce. |
It would be
nice to have this settled but I am committed to proceeding in the way
God has determined.
Colossians 3:2 |
| I wish he were dead. |
I pray that
God will have mercy on him and he will repent.
2 Peter 3:9 |
| I hate him. |
I can show
love to him whether I feel like it or not.
1 Corinthians 13:4-7 |
He is repulsive to me.
The thought
of him touching me is nauseating. |
My husband
desiring to have sex with me is a good thing.
I can show love to him by concentrating on pleasing him.
1 Corinthians 4:5 |
How could God let
him do this to me? |
God has a
purpose in all that I am experiencing.
He can and will use it for my good if I respond in love to God.
Romans 8:28-29 |
| I’ll show him what it’s
like. |
I’ll give
him a blessing instead.
1 Peter 3:9 |
| He should have known
better. |
How could
he possible know? I’ve never told him.
He can ‘t read my mind.
Ephesians 4:15 |
