BITTER OR NOT

 

BITTERNESS

is the tool of Satan.

 Examine the traits that deliver you back into the hands of self destruction.

Drugs, alcohol, food; you name the demon, that is an accelerant for the fire.

 Joseph chose not to be bitter, but to allow his circumstances to make him better.

  Rather than give his brothers the punishment they deserved, he said, "You intended to harm me, but God intended it for good to accomplish what is now being done, the saving of many lives" (Genesis 50:20).

And with God's help, we can do the same.

Resist  growing bitter, choose to be better!

Think on the words to this poem found in John Cook's book, The Book of Positive Quotations.

The Hard Way

For every hill I've had to climb,

For every stone that bruised my feet,

For all the blood and sweat and grime,

For blinding storms and burning heat,

My heart sings but a grateful song-

These were the things that made me strong. 

 

Peter writes that bitterness can keep us from being effective in ministry (Acts 8:22-24).

Paul warns us that having a "root of bitterness" can grow up and "defile many" (Hebrews 12:15).

 James tell us that bitterness is from the devil (James 3:14-15). 

 

Bitterness in our hearts will produce bitterness in our actions.

 The only way to be free of bitterness is to let go of past offenses and refuse to collect them.

 Collect stamps, shells, or even purple crayons ( my fav).

But don't collect grudges.

There's not enough storage space in your soul to bear the load.

 Grudges just tumble out every time the door to your mouth is opened.

 

We are sinful creatures living in a fallen world and it is only by the grace

 of God that we can be a blessing to anyone.

 The only way to be better rather than bitter

 is to extend the same grace to others that God extended to us through

Jesus Christ

 

 The key to writing a beautiful life story is to have a pencil with a good eraser or so I have been told.

 

I choose to let the struggles of life make me better and not bitter.  I will look for the good in every difficult situation and think the best of others. I know that a bitter heart produces bitter fruit. I refuse to allow my heart to get caught in that trap. I will forgive and seek forgiveness for the trangressions in my heart.

Lord give me this favor.

 

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This is a song about reconcilliation,

TURN UP THE VOLUME 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tzSbbldJ488