the soul can be a slave to bitterness. never ending, captured in chains of hurt, anger and pity and bitter hate and selfishness. or it can be a slave to God and serve His kingdom instead. with goodness and patience and joy. peace and faithfulness and self-control. meekness and humility.
when struggling with some bitterness earlier this week over a certain issue, i did some reading. found this. very convicting YET very encouraging to me. to remind me to not stay in a place of bitterness. to move forward in Hope and in Joy and in Peace because He who became Eternal Peace for me will sustain me in Love and Peace and Joy if i simply ask. i may have to ask everyday, but i know after struggling with bitterness for almost two years since we lost sydney, that i owe my Savior more than that. He does not deserve my bitterness and neither does the legacy my daughter left. neither does my husband nor my boys nor my family or friends or a stranger on the street deserve bitterness from me. grace and mercy was given to me, and i shall work feverishly to banish this nasty diseased cancer from my heart. it spreads to all areas, all relationships and clouds judgment and truth, most importantly truth. i needed a dose of this medicine from this article i found. no sugar coating the truth. if His plans are for me to prosper and grow in truth and wisdom, than all bitterness does is serve as a huge road block in my journey towards His perfecting me in His image.....dang, why is it so easy to forget to just get out of the way sometimes?
here is the article: http://www.realtime.net/~wdoud/topics/bitterness.html
Monday, March 22, 2010
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(((Alyssa))) I cannot tell you how much I need to read this right now. I'm struggling with some deep bitterness in two areas of my life and I HATE it. I hate how it makes me feel, I hate how it affects my marriage, my relationship with the boys. I KNOW it's a sin, but this article really put it in black and white and I loved it. THANK YOU for sharing it and passing it on.
We are loved sweet friend. Thank the Good Lord for His patience and faithfulness.
"if His plans are for me to prosper and grow in truth and wisdom, then all bitterness does is serve as a huge road block in my journey towards His perfecting me in His image.....dang, why is it so easy to forget to just get out of the way sometimes?"
So very true and easy to identify with. It is easy to blame Satan for so many trials in our lives that sometimes we forget that we can be our biggest obstacle.
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