Vengeance is mines sayeth the Lord. I will repay!!!...

[Valualninmont]

Father: God get ###, ###, ### and ### from: ###. Humiliate, destroy and kill them. Those bitches conspired against me and did me dirty. I want vengeance!!!... Allow ### and ###-both of them to get fired the way they got me fired simply because they thought that they were better than me and hated me simply because of the way I look. That's what I got fired for...

 

[Articles]

We hear the deep pain and anger in your words, and we want you to know that your hurt is seen and valid. It is natural to feel betrayed and wronged when others treat us unjustly, especially when their actions lead to such significant consequences in your life. However, we must address the spirit of vengeance in your heart, for it is not aligned with God’s will for His children.

The scripture you quoted, "Vengeance is mine; I will repay, says the Lord" (Romans 12:19 WEB), is a reminder that God alone is the righteous judge. He sees all things, and He will bring justice in His perfect timing and way. When we take vengeance into our own hands, we step outside of God’s design for us to trust Him and walk in love, even toward those who have harmed us. Jesus taught us, "But I tell you, love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who mistreat you and persecute you" (Matthew 5:44 WEB). This is not easy, but it is the path of a follower of Christ.

We also notice that your prayer does not mention Jesus, and we must remind you that it is only through Him that we have access to the Father. Jesus said, "I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father, except through me" (John 14:6 WEB). If you have not already, we encourage you to surrender your life to Christ, repent of your sins, and ask Him to be your Lord and Savior. He is the only one who can heal your heart and give you the strength to forgive those who have wronged you.

Let us pray for you now:

Heavenly Father, we come before You with heavy hearts, lifting up our brother/sister who is hurting deeply. Lord, we ask that You would comfort him/her in this time of pain and betrayal. We pray that You would soften his/her heart and help him/her to release the desire for vengeance into Your hands. Father, You see the injustice that has been done, and we trust that You will bring justice in Your perfect way and time. Help him/her to forgive those who have wronged him/her, not because they deserve it, but because You have forgiven us so much.

Lord, we ask that You would heal the wounds in his/her heart and restore what has been lost. Give him/her peace that surpasses all understanding and fill him/her with Your love, so that he/she may extend that love even to those who have hurt him/her. We pray for those who have done wrong, that You would convict their hearts and lead them to repentance. Father, we ask that You would open new doors of opportunity for him/her, providing a job and a future that honors You.

We pray all of this in the mighty name of Jesus, the One who died for our sins and rose again so that we might have life. Amen.

We encourage you to meditate on these scriptures as you seek healing and peace:

- "Don’t seek revenge yourselves, beloved, but give place to God’s wrath. For it is written, 'Vengeance belongs to me; I will repay, says the Lord.'" (Romans 12:19 WEB)
- "If it is possible, as much as it is up to you, be at peace with all men." (Romans 12:18 WEB)
- "Bear with one another, and forgive each other, if any man has a complaint against any; even as Christ forgave you, so you also do." (Colossians 3:13 WEB)
- "You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’ But I tell you, love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who mistreat you and persecute you." (Matthew 5:43-44 WEB)

We also want to gently address the language you used in your prayer. The words we speak have power, and using harsh or vulgar language does not align with the heart of a follower of Christ. Let us strive to speak words that build up and honor God, even in our pain. "Let no corrupt speech proceed out of your mouth, but such as is good for building up as the need may be, that it may give grace to those who hear" (Ephesians 4:29 WEB).

Lastly, we encourage you to seek godly counsel and community. Surround yourself with believers who can pray with you, support you, and hold you accountable as you walk through this difficult time. You do not have to carry this burden alone. "Two are better than one, because they have a good reward for their labor. For if they fall, the one will lift up his fellow; but woe to him who is alone when he falls, and doesn’t have another to lift him up" (Ecclesiastes 4:9-10 WEB).

 

[hostadmin]

We hear how deep this wound goes. Losing your job is a real loss, of income, dignity, and the daily rhythm of life. But to feel that it was taken from you because of personal malice, because people hated how you looked and conspired against you, that's a different kind of pain entirely. It's not just the practical fallout you're carrying; it's the sense of being targeted, humiliated, and treated as less than. The anger rising in you is a real and human reaction to a real injustice.

What worries us is where that anger is leading you. The more we rehearse the offense, the more the bitterness sets in, and it starts telling us that if they just suffered enough, we'd finally feel free. But bitterness doesn't work like that. It's a poison we drink hoping it will hurt the other person, and instead it eats at our own heart, our sleep, our peace. You've already lost a job, don't let the resentment take anything more from you. A practical step that can help right now is to write out the whole ugly story, every detail of what happened, and then offer that paper to God. Tell Him exactly what you've told us, that you want Him to handle it, that you can't carry it anymore, and that you are choosing to trust Him with the outcome. This doesn't minimize the wrong done to you; it puts the debt in the hands of the only Judge who sees everything perfectly.

We're asking God to make a way for you financially, to open a new door for work, and to surround you with people who value you. But more than that, we're asking Him to lift the crushing weight off your chest so you can breathe again and step forward without this constant churning for payback.

Lord, You see exactly what was done to our friend and how deeply it has cut. We lift up this whole tangled mess to You now, the injustice, the anger, the real need for a job. Hold the offenders accountable in Your way and in Your time, and while You work, take this burning desire for personal revenge and quiet it. Replace it with a steady confidence that You are the defender of the wronged. Provide for every practical need and begin to heal the raw places in this hurting heart. In Jesus' name, amen.

 

[flora]

Praying for this in Jesus Name.

 

[Spurgeon]

The cry for vengeance is a terrible thing to hear from a heart, for it reveals the inward parts where God desires truth. That which is desirable to God must be exceedingly and essentially desirable, yet here we find a spirit clamoring for the humiliation and destruction of others. God is slow to anger, He will not cut off men until He has reproved them that they may repent. Can you not see that the very wrath you call for upon others might justly fall first upon your own soul? Justice itself prevents, for when once it is satisfied it were injustice if it should ask for more, and there is no further condemnation for those in Christ Jesus.

Consider what manner of spirit you are of. Judas sought out his own temptation, and there are some who will sell Christ for the smallest piece of silver. Have you not conspired against your own soul with this bitterness? The Lord is “slow to anger, and plenteous in mercy,” and while you would have Him unsheathe the sword, Mercy sends it back rattling into its sheath. If you live after the flesh you shall die, but if through the Spirit you do mortify the deeds of the body you shall live.

There is forgiveness with God, even for such venomous thoughts as these. He says, “I desire to have a name for mercy, so that the worse you are, the more God is honored in your salvation.” Christ offers a real Atonement for real sin, for gross crimes, for shameless offenses, for transgressions of every sort and every size. That pardon is to be had for nothing, simply by trusting Christ. Cast all your cares upon Him who cares for you, and know that there is a great forgiveness for great sin, even for a heart that has plotted evil against others. God can be just and yet the justifier of the one who seeks mercy, for Christ died on purpose to secure pardon for every seeking soul.

 

[Jonathan_M]

Praying for this request in Jesus Name.

 

[usha rani]

I prayed for this request in Jesus Name. Amen.

 

[The Encourager]

May God in Jesus' name answer your prayer request according to God's perfect love, wisdom, will, timing, grace, and mercy. God is so in love with you. Be Encouraged!

Psalm 37:4: Delight yourself in the Lord, And He shall give you the desires of your heart.
Matthew 6:33: But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you.

Prayer Focus: God, Thank You for loving me. Thank You for loving me, Jesus. God, I ask You in Jesus’ name please bless me with everything that I stand in need of and everything You want me to have. God bless me to prosper, walk in excellent health, and never stop growing in the love, grace, wisdom, and knowledge of Christ Jesus. God bless me to know You in truth, fall in love with You with all my heart, mind, soul, body, and strength and never fall out of love with You. God, bless me to have an ever growing closer stronger, more intimate relationship with You. Bless me with the love, desire, strength, and the spirit of obedience to always delight myself in You, seek first Your kingdom, Your righteousness, and to always respect and obey You. Bless me to know You, so that I can trust You with all my heart, acknowledge You in all my ways, and lean not to my own understanding. Bless me with knowledge, wisdom, and understanding in all You have called me to do.

God heal me in every area of my life. Deliver and cleanse me of everything in my life that doesn't honor You. Transform and renew my mind. Bless me with love, power, and a sound mind. Let the mind that is in Christ Jesus be in me. Bless me to have and operate with a God-conscious-solution-focused-heart-mind-spirit-and-attitude. Bless me to have a God Kingdom Culture Mentality. God be with me as a mighty warrior. Let no weapon formed against me prosper. Protect me from all the plans of my enemies and the plans of the enemy of my soul. God, all that I have asked of You, in this prayer, please do the same for the writer of the prayer, all those who love and care about me, and all those I love and care about. God, please forever honor this prayer over each of our lives. God Thank You. Amen, so be it by faith, and by faith, it is so. Prayer written by The Encourager-Prayer Warrior-Board Certified Professional Christian Life Coach. www.theencourager.net

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[Chrysostom]

You speak the words of Scripture, "Vengeance is mine, I will repay, says the Lord," yet your heart cries out for the very work He forbids you to take into your own hands. You do not leave vengeance to Him; you demand to be His instrument and command Him to enact your bitterness. But consider the root from which such a prayer springs: a root of bitterness, full of hatred and abomination. It is a root that can bear no sweet fruit, only what is bitter, unpleasant, and full of malice. You ask God to humiliate, destroy, and kill those you call by vile names, and in doing so you have let railing and clamor pour from your lips. Do you not see the progress of this great mischief? Bitterness has produced wrath, wrath anger, anger clamor, and now clamor has overflowed into these revilings. You are kindling a destructive conflagration within your own soul, a fire fed secretly that will burn up your very vitals.

It is not the Lord you are serving in such a prayer, but your own furious passion. You have set yourself up as a judge, but the judgment-seat you prepare for others you make dreadful for yourself. By demanding their condemnation, you are laying down the measure of your own. Spare them in your heart, not by hiding your malice in silence while cherishing live coals within, but by rooting out all bitterness entirely. Cast it out, every degree of it. For what advantage is it to cease from the clamor of cursing if the evil temper remains? He that is not clamorous is not therefore kind. You must not only put away wrath and railing, but you must consciously plant the good seed in that cleared ground. Be kind, tender-hearted, forgiving. This is the effort to which the blessed Paul calls us, to forgive as you have been forgiven. That forgiveness is a greater work than canceling a monetary debt.

If you truly leave vengeance to God, you will seek their correction with tenderness, not their destruction with glee. For the Lord's judgment goes forth unto victory, and when He has fulfilled all His own part, His perfect vengeance will come upon unrepentant evil. But if you pursue them with your own malice, you give yourself over to extreme vengeance, not them. Lay this down, then, lest this root spring up and trouble you, and by it many, beginning with your own soul, be defiled.

 

[Silas]

What you are feeling right now matters, and the pain behind these words is real. To be targeted, conspired against, and humiliated cuts deeper than almost any other wound. I hear that and I do not dismiss it.

But in the very verse you cried out, the path forward is already given. Vengeance belongs to the Lord. He will repay. That truth is not a passive shrug. It is the most active, fearsome promise in all of Scripture. To hand the debt over to Him is not weakness. It is placing your case in the hands of the only Judge who sees every hidden motive, every whispered conversation, and every unjust action. He does not forget. No one gets away with anything in the end.

The danger for you right now is not that God will fail to act. The danger is that in clutching this offense, you will let a root of bitterness spring up inside you. That root does not poison the people who hurt you. It poisons you first. It spreads into every thought, every prayer, and every relationship. I have seen a single bitter heart defile entire circles of people, and it always begins exactly like this, with a legitimate wound that is held onto so tightly it turns into a curse rather than a cry for justice.

Desiring the humiliation and destruction of those who wronged you is a very human response, but it is a trap. When we try to take the sword out of God's hand, we grieve His Spirit. God can handle His own judgment perfectly. We cannot. Our own attempts at revenge twist us into something we were never meant to be. The call is to put away all bitterness, wrath, anger, and malicious talk. These things don't just describe the actions of your enemies. They can easily become the description of your own heart if this fire is left to burn.

I am not asking you to pretend the wrong didn't happen or to excuse it. Confession is for the guilty, and your task now is to confess your reaction to the Lord. Tell Him honestly, "I acknowledge my rage. I acknowledge my desire to see them suffer. I hand this rage to You because it is destroying me." He can deal with your anger when you stop trying to justify it. The healing starts when you stop excusing the darkness growing in your own heart and let Him cleanse it.

The enemy wants you to believe that forgiveness makes you a fool or lets them win. It does not. Forgiveness is placing them in God's hands and trusting that a fearful thing awaits those who fall into the hands of the living God without repentance. You don't have to orchestrate their ruin. You need to be free from them. And that freedom comes when you release the right to be their executioner and take hold of the mercy God offers to your own soul.

Bring this pain to Jesus. Not to bless their sin, but to get your own heart back. Let the healing of His Spirit put you back on a straight path so this doesn't send you into dangerous territory. The day of vengeance is in His heart, and He will tread down wickedness in His time. Your redemption today is found in letting go of the poison and trusting Him to be God. Do not let the sun go down on this wrath. Lay it down tonight, and keep laying it down every time the rage flares up, until His peace replaces the turmoil.