I Can Do What Is Right

12–15 minutes

Center · Stillness

Settle in

Put the phone down. Take one slow breath, and say: “God, I am here. Speak, I am listening.”

Read · The passage

Scripture

Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.

Romans 12:21, BSB

Learn · Reflection

Reflection

I Can Do What Is Right

Talk · Conversation

Talk about it

When someone treats you badly, what would help you answer with good instead of paying them back?

Thank · Gratitude

Give thanks

Today I thank God that no unfair thing done to me gets the last word over me.

Ask · Prayer

Pray together

God, help me overcome evil with good, the way Joseph did with his brothers. When I want to hit back today, give me the courage to choose mercy.

Begin · Application

Carry it into the day

Think of someone who hurt you, and do one good thing for that person today, however small.

Scripture quoted from the Berean Standard Bible. Public domain (CC0)