Ephesians 4:31 (NKJV) 31 Let all bitterness, wrath, anger, clamor, and evil speaking be put away from you, with all malice.
Everyone reading this has been hurt by someone at some point. For some of you it may have been very recently.
Everyone reading this has been used or abused by someone. Maybe it was in your distant past or maybe it was yesterday. It might have even been today.
And this is something that most of us deal with or have dealt with on one level or another. None of us are unique in this aspect.
The question that you and I have to answer is this: What will you do with it?
We have two options. We can hold on to it. We can be angry. We can become bitter and miserable.
Or we can forgive them, trust God to work it out and move on with our lives.
Bitterness is like an infection. It starts out small, with a seemingly small effect on us. And then it can spread, poisoning our entire being and killing us from the inside, out. It’s silent and it’s deadly.
But it can be treated! How? By letting God show us how to let go of those things that we were hurt by and give them to Him. And then trusting and obeying Him and doing what He tells us to do, even if we might not like it.
Rooting out bitterness can take time, especially if it’s been there for a long time. But the length of time it takes for it to be removed is really up to us and how willing we are to let go of it.
No, it’s not always easy, but God gives us everything we need to make it as easy as it can be.
Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie
Seven Seas Ministries
P.O. Box 272
Bradford, RI 02808
401-315-0902
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