The weather today left a lot to be desired. It was rainy and nasty all day! It makes me sleepy! (Haha)
I haven't blogged since last year!!! Can you believe it?! Happy New Year to you all. I hope it was wonderful:) Mine was spent with family and friends, just relaxing and having a quiet evening at home. (Wish I got to have more of those.)
Today I have a lot on my mind... I have been reading Facebook posts, and reading comments on Instagram, even tweets. I couldn't help but notice all the bitter words flying around. It made my heart ache. Bitterness is such a horrible and ugly thing. It creeps into your heart one crisis or emotional breakdown at a time and allows its roots to sink in and wrap themselves around your soul. It creates a dark place in your heart that is walled off from even God himself. What an awful, awful way to live.
Why do we allow ourselves to become so bitter? Why do we say things that we can never take back? Why? Because we are hurting humans. If you've ever been hurt you know the pain of healing. It takes a lot to heal after a major blow. The more blows you take, the longer and harder it seems to heal... It's natural. I feel though sometimes, we are like little children who keep poking and picking at the scab that develops on our heart after we've been wounded... We pick, and poke, and scratch at and aggravate it until we allow the infection that is bitterness to set in. Then we wonder what went wrong and begin to accuse someone else of being the cause of all our pain and suffering. When in reality, had we left it alone, it would've healed naturally and on it's own. It's simple really, the metaphor, stop fussing and fretting over whatever situation you see yourself in... Allow it to heal or work out, gradually, over time, so that you don't have to ever revisit it, or nurse it again. Don't allow bitterness to set it and cause you to speak things out of anger.
Bitterness looks good on no one darling.
Live your life as a pleasing sacrifice, holy, acceptable into God. Beware of bitterness! If you find yourself with a bitter heart, pray for God's peace and love. Peace to calm you and love to heal you.
Lets get right church and go home!!
I hope I have encouraged you in some way!
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