Bitterness Poisons You

Yes, Bitterness Does Poison Your Life

Why have you chosen a path of bitterness? Are you wondering why your life has turned out the way it has? Until recently your life was an envy of many. Everyone in your close circle of friends desired to live like you. Full of grace and free spirited. You were on top of the world. Well yes, until that day.

Your friends have tried to counsel you, but to no avail. It\’s not helping. That soaring spirit that characterized your life is now gone. Each day slowly you are unknowingly sipping from the poison cup of bitterness. Ruining your life.

Today, I want to reach out to you from another angle. You have tried everything else but still sinking further into the quick sand of bitterness poison. So let\’s look at the following teaching.

Read through this article about the story of Joseph in the Bible. In fact I encourage you to click through that link and read the whole article. It\’s a wonderful story of betrayal and forgiveness. Just as we ought to live our lives.

Have you ever been wronged by someone, and then found yourself seething with anger and bitterness? In our broken world filled with sin, this is not an uncommon experience. Maybe a friend has betrayed your trust and left you feeling wounded. Maybe someone misunderstood your words and assumed the worst, slandering your reputation. Or maybe your child was hurt by a classmate, leaving the momma bear in you ready to roar.

Bitterness is like a slow poison, one negative thought leads to another, and soon we’re tossing and turning at night, replaying hurtful interactions and making a new plan to get even. The book of Hebrews warns us about allowing bitterness to take root: “See to it that no one fails to obtain the grace of God; that no ‘root of bitterness’ springs up and causes trouble, and by it many become defiled” (Hebrews 12:15).

Joseph knew what it was like to be hurt by those closest to him. He was the favored son, and everyone knew it.

Jealousy consumed Joseph’s brothers as they saw the beautiful coat given to him by their father. To make things worse, Joseph told them about a dream he had in which his brothers’ sheaves of wheat bowed down to his sheaf, and the sun, moon and stars bowed to him as well. This was not the smartest move on Joseph’s part and only served to enrage the brothers even more.

If anyone had a right to feel bitter, angry, and betrayed, it was Joseph. He had been stripped, thrown into a pit and left to die, then removed and sold into slavery—all by his very own brothers. Of all the relationships in the world, our familial ones should be the strongest; we are knit together through sharing the same home, experiences, memories and parents.

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Now, hear me. I am not saying you cannot be angry when you are wronged. You have every right to be upset. It\’s your right. But if it becomes your new way of life then, no, that\’s not acceptable.

Are you aware that the person against whom you are bitter may not even be conscious of it? While you are tossing and turning at night and not having sufficient sleep, that perceived wrong doer is having a rested night\’s sleep every day.

What\’s your gain in living a life of bitterness? Zero! Except that your health begins to get affected. Your relationships begin to suffer. Your performance at school or at work suffers. So what\’s the use, if I may ask again?

Now that you are reading this post, I am glad you are here. So I want to tell you that there\’s no need to continue on that journey of poison and bitterness. No sir! No madam!

Reset your life. You can soar high once again. That\’s who you are. That\’s your life! Fly high like the dove in this picture. In total freedom. Be loosed now!

Reconsider. It\’s time to renew your mind. Come out of that situation and begin to laugh again. Bring back your spirited graceful self. Be normal again.

Instead of giving someone a taste of their own medicine; instead of slandering their reputation; and instead of harboring bitterness and resentment, live out the gospel of grace by extending forgiveness. Just as Christ has freely forgiven us, so we need to forgive those who have sinned against us.

Take a look at this scripture verse here as taught to us by Jesus Christ. He knows first hand about forgiveness.

14 For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you:
15 But if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.

Matthew 6: 14-15

That verse tells me that if I am not ready to forgive when I am wronged, then I too will not be forgiven by those I have wronged. So it\’s your call. What do you want for your life? Gloom and sadness. That\’s a terrible thing.

I encourage you today, choose life and live happily ever after. Bitterness poisons and ruins your life. It\’s not worthy your while. Have nothing to do with it.

Have you heard the saying, \”what you sow is what you reap\”? It\’s real my dear. Choose to sow seeds of success, love, and shalom. Desire peace for your life and others in your sphere of life.

You still think that it\’s a difficult thing to discard that poison of bitterness? I can help you deal with it. Ready to talk? Get in touch. I am standing by.

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Thank you for reading through. My prayer is that you are already turning away from that bitterness.

Stay Blessed.