"Bitterness is like cancer. It eats upon the host.” ― Maya Angelou
Bitterness in the dictionary refers to a taste. I have often heard it said, “That just leaves a bad taste in my mouth.” I have even heard it said, “That was in bad taste…” So often when someone hurts us or does something intentional to bring us pain we become bitter. Oh it may first start out as just making us angry but anger if not dealt with properly can fester into quit a sore. The Bible warns us to get rid of bitterness.
Ephesians 4:31 (NIV) “Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger, brawling and slander, along with every form of malice”.
William Arthur Ward said, ““Forgiveness is the key that unlocks the door of resentment and the handcuffs of hate. It is a power that breaks the chains of bitterness and the shackles of selfishness.” The above quote refers to bitterness as chains and shackles. Often times the Bible refers to a root of bitterness. It is called a root because it begins hidden within the soil of your heart. From there, its roots will entwine themselves around your heart and mind, until they choke the life out of you emotionally and spiritually. If allowed to grow unchecked, this “root of bitterness” will spring up into a plant that will cast a shadow over everything you are and do. A “root of bitterness” in your life will literally come to dominate your very existence.
Forgiveness literally means that before the offense was committed we forgive. Jesus forgave us before we were even born. He forgave us before any wrong was committed. Forgiving another does not mean what they did was right—it is simply refusing to try to right a wrong by doing wrong ourselves. Two wrongs never make a right. To make it right forgive and let God do the rest. Be the best person you can be.
Bitterness in the dictionary refers to a taste. I have often heard it said, “That just leaves a bad taste in my mouth.” I have even heard it said, “That was in bad taste…” So often when someone hurts us or does something intentional to bring us pain we become bitter. Oh it may first start out as just making us angry but anger if not dealt with properly can fester into quit a sore. The Bible warns us to get rid of bitterness.
Ephesians 4:31 (NIV) “Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger, brawling and slander, along with every form of malice”.
William Arthur Ward said, ““Forgiveness is the key that unlocks the door of resentment and the handcuffs of hate. It is a power that breaks the chains of bitterness and the shackles of selfishness.” The above quote refers to bitterness as chains and shackles. Often times the Bible refers to a root of bitterness. It is called a root because it begins hidden within the soil of your heart. From there, its roots will entwine themselves around your heart and mind, until they choke the life out of you emotionally and spiritually. If allowed to grow unchecked, this “root of bitterness” will spring up into a plant that will cast a shadow over everything you are and do. A “root of bitterness” in your life will literally come to dominate your very existence.
Forgiveness literally means that before the offense was committed we forgive. Jesus forgave us before we were even born. He forgave us before any wrong was committed. Forgiving another does not mean what they did was right—it is simply refusing to try to right a wrong by doing wrong ourselves. Two wrongs never make a right. To make it right forgive and let God do the rest. Be the best person you can be.
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