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14 Make every effort to live in peace with everyone and to be hol=
y; without holiness no one will see the Lord. 15 See to it that no one falls short of the grace of God&nb=
sp;and that no bitter rootgrows up to cause trouble and defile many.=
Hebrews 12:14-15
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Fearlessly Defying Bitter Roots
People are not born bitter and resentful. =
; It comes with the experiences of life – what we react to, what we encount=
er and how it leaves us, what is said about us, and what we think about our=
selves. Hebrews 12 speaks of “bitter roots”. It can consist of =
traumatic experiences of unresolved pain, distress, disappointment, guilt, =
etc. that starts the seed of bitterness growing. The memory of these things=
can suppress the joys of life. So, how do you stop the bit=
ter root from growing? “Make every effort to live in peace”, and star=
t within yourself. Dig up under the root causes of your bitter feelin=
gs and seek God for transformation of your mind (Rom. 12:2). Remove t=
he roots of resentment out of the fertile ground of your imagination and re=
sist bitter thoughts. Use forgiveness as a weedkiller. It doesn=
‘t hurt to talk to your pastor or spiritual guide during this process. &nbs=
p;But make every
; It comes with the experiences of life – what we react to, what we encount=
er and how it leaves us, what is said about us, and what we think about our=
selves. Hebrews 12 speaks of “bitter roots”. It can consist of =
traumatic experiences of unresolved pain, distress, disappointment, guilt, =
etc. that starts the seed of bitterness growing. The memory of these things=
can suppress the joys of life. So, how do you stop the bit=
ter root from growing? “Make every effort to live in peace”, and star=
t within yourself. Dig up under the root causes of your bitter feelin=
gs and seek God for transformation of your mind (Rom. 12:2). Remove t=
he roots of resentment out of the fertile ground of your imagination and re=
sist bitter thoughts. Use forgiveness as a weedkiller. It doesn=
‘t hurt to talk to your pastor or spiritual guide during this process. &nbs=
p;But make every
effort to do so – roots are harder to dig up the longer the=
y are left alone!
y are left alone!
Lord, I call on You an=
d ask You to deliver me from these bitter roots! Lord, so I ask You r=
ight now to uproot and take them all away. O God please rid me of any=
doubts or fears or resentments or hurts about the past, or even about thin=
gs that are happening right now, and give me faith to just let it all go in=
to Your care.–To cast all my cares upon You because You care for me! (1Pet=
.5:7) In Jesus name, AMEN
d ask You to deliver me from these bitter roots! Lord, so I ask You r=
ight now to uproot and take them all away. O God please rid me of any=
doubts or fears or resentments or hurts about the past, or even about thin=
gs that are happening right now, and give me faith to just let it all go in=
to Your care.–To cast all my cares upon You because You care for me! (1Pet=
.5:7) In Jesus name, AMEN
God bless,
Rev. Jeffrey Brown
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