Hebrews 12:15 KJV
"Looking diligently lest any man fail of the grace of God; lest any root
of bitterness springing up trouble you, and thereby many be defiled."
If
God says something will trouble you, then you must know without fail that it
will trouble you. God's word is as certain as the sun and fixed as the earth.
In fact, He says heaven and earth shall pass away but His word will never pass
away. Bitterness is animosity in your mind towards someone. It is an unpleasant
emotion over a situation or towards someone. The bad thing about bitterness is
that it is a root. Meaning that it is more than what you see, it is rooted
somewhere in your life.
Bitterness does not just stay in your life, it is founded; meaning that it
establishes a foundation in your life. This means that it goes very deep into
your core and could cause serious damage in your life.
Bitterness offsets your
emotional balance, it changes the chemical balance of your system. And
bitterness could increase the toxicity of your body, which predisposes you to
all kinds of sicknesses such as cancer, ulcers, nervous breakdown, inexplicable
pains in the body, etc. No matter how much you pray or receive prayer,
sicknesses, diseases and pains will fester in your body due to bitterness.
Here
are a few ways to overcome bitterness:
i. Learn to forgive people no matter what it is they did to you.
ii. Learn to forgive on time. Forgiveness is not enough, you have to do it
early enough because bitterness comes easily when you delay forgiveness.
iii. Resist all forms of jealousy as envy that the enemy may plant in your mind
about anyone. You are a nice person by nature, but satan can fire an arrow of
envy and jealousy without your notice.
iv. Learn to rejoice when you see people's progress and advancements. Rejoice
with them that rejoice; congratulate them with gifts if possible.
v. Mark the person through whom bitterness could easily come into your life and
begin to sincerely pray for them till, you no longer feel bitter.
You are blessed.
Assignment
/Prayer
-Read those points again, practice them by faith till they become part of your
life.
-Take up all these points and pray them into your life.
Nugget
Bitterness offsets your emotional balance, it changes the chemical balance of
your system, which predisposes you to all kinds of sicknesses.
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