Have you had your Joy Juice
today? Or are you instead, choosing to
bask in your bitterness!
That’s not a very nice way to start
our devotional today, is it? Asking
someone if they are enjoying their bitterness?
However, since bitterness is no respecter of persons, I guess that means
we ALL can ask ourselves that question. Do we have bitter places in our heart?
In Proverbs 14:10, we read this nugget
of truth: “Each heart knows its own bitterness, and no one else can share its
joy.” “EACH HEART” the verse says. Yes,
bitterness is something that all people…from all walks of life and all stages
and ages, must deal with. But we DO have
a choice in how to handle our hurts and those we feel have wronged us.
Writer Crystal McDowell says: “Each
of us has a choice to become better or bitter in our lifetime. The better is
that God loves, forgives, and makes a way for His people to escape bitterness.
The bitter is a lifetime wasted in regret and anger—burdened and burdening
others. We were created for more. We were born again to conquer the world,
Satan, and the flesh through the grace of God. Be free today from bitterness
and be better!”
Bitter or better? Let’s choose JOY!
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