Bitter or Better?

Good Day To You,

It’s been said that that there are only two things guaranteed in life: paying taxes and death. But truly we all experience a variety of challenges in our lives that drain us, producing stress, hardship, and sorrow. There’s not one person on the planet that escapes the pain of living through the effects of a fallen world on the soul. 

We can either choose to become bitter or better as we walk through these hardships and loss. 

While they were eating, he said, “I tell you the truth, one of you will betray me.” Greatly distressed, each one asked in turn, “Am I the one, Lord?” He replied, “One of you who has just eaten from this bowl with me will betray me Matt. 26:21-23

The scripture is taken from what Jesus said when he was partaking of the last supper with the disciples.  The bowl that Jesus just mentioned is the bowl of bitter herbs a significant part of the Passover meal and this time remembering how God liberated his people from Egypt, freeing them from the pain of captivity and suffering by means of placing faith in a spotless lamb. 

Don’t you find it interesting that Judas is called out by Jesus as one who will betray him due to the selfishness, resentment and bitterness lodge in his heart, and that Judas refused to find the healing that’s right in front of him. When we allow for the events we mentioned above to capture our heart and wound our soul and we don’tseek to nip it in the bud and vacate the residue of ugliness, we end up dipping our soul in the bowl of bitter herbs. Can I encourage you to keep short accounts. When you have been hurt, passed over, humiliated or misunderstood, choose soon to find freedom through forgiveness, embracing God’s grace and releasing the violation to the Lamb of God who loves and heals. Seek him, for he’s right there reclining at the table with you. He will hear your pain and comfort your soul. 

Q: What area would be good for you to vent to the Lord so it wouldn’t fester lead to bitterness?