The wrong person in any broken relationship is always the other party. The finger pointing or blame shifting started in the Garden of Eden after man fell in sin. Nobody wants to break a relationship with a good person. If I can persuade my friends and family about what a sadistic abusive no-good person my wife is, they will soon agree with my new found beliefs and tell me that I did well to divorce her. Bitterness spread easily (especially in families) as Abel’s blood is thicker than water and cry out for revenge! We counseled many people throughout the years and realised that bitterness always manifest in two forms. A person will (a). feel sorry for him/herself e.g. a person will cry and tell you how unfair he was treated in a situation (a sign of bitterness) or (b). The person will justify him/herself. E.g. the person will then tell you why he/she was right in the situation (confirmation of bitterness). When we took offence and are bitter, our thoughts will jump from one pole to the other when thinking about somebody that did us wrong. We must surrender that bitterness to God so that His Grace can inhabit our hearts. I one day realised that there were people that I didn’t want to prosper. It was a sign of bitterness. I started to forgive and pray for those people and asked God to bless them. When I finally were able to sincerely pray for that, I realised that I’ve been freed from that bitterness and unforgiving attitude. We were made to love unconditionally!
Posted on: Tue, 29 Apr 2014 02:07:18 +0000
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