There are just those time when you look and see people that make you mad. All they make you wanna do is punch their lights out every time they talk, and there really isn't anything you can do to change it. We all have that person who makes us mad, but the question here is, How do you react? It can be to retaliate, it can be curse them under your breath, or it can be a few other things. The other question is, can your forgive them?
A good friend told us a story at Wyld Life the other night about how he was with these people, and they were praying for something big with my friend. Then something came over him, and he felt the Lord telling him about the bitterness that he had in his heart. The hard part about what he got was that the Lord said that because of this bitterness, he would not be blessed. My friend then stops the prayer and confesses the bitterness, and right now, he is hopefully waiting for something real big to happen! I know that the Lord is not going to leave him out to dry.
Similarly, there are a few guys on my soccer team that do nothing but complain and yell at people when things don't go the way they want it to go. All they did was make me mad, and there was a lot of bitterness in my heart, and now it's gotten to a point where the Lord has clearly shown me that because of the bitterness, I would not be blessed. Over the past week I have started to forgive the things that have made me mad, and ask the Lord for forgiveness over myself for this bitterness in my heart. Slowly, but surely, the blessings have come. A few things are working out, and though some are not, it's not a big deal. The Lord has shown me that I can't let those few things that aren't working out the way I want them to get me down. I need to trust that he has a better plan for my life, and that He will bless me through whatever He feels necessary. I just have to remember that nothing that those kids can say, and nothing that I hear from anyone, makes me who I am, and the Lord is my Rock and Salvation.
Again, there is a problem between some people very close to home, and I don't like talking about it. Things are very high tension and all I wanna tell the person who talks to me about it is that they need to forgive or else they will not be blessed. The hardest thing about it is if I say pretty much anything against either side it's like a bomb went off I just want the Lord to work through it, and make things work out the right way.
When the time comes, you need to look at your life, and ask the Lord if there is bitterness in your heart. Like Psalm says "Search me, and try me, O Lord, see if there is any evil way in me. That's paraphrased, but the Lord says that we need to love others, not be bitter to them. Bitterness leads to hate, and hatred is like killing someone in your heart. Which is like real murder. Bitterness also leads you down many roads you don't want to go down. It's like in Star Wars when Anakin starts being bitter towards the Jedi Council about not making him a Master, he eventually turns to the dark side. Sort of like that, when we don't get rid of the bitterness in our hearts, we will eventually start to turn away from the Lord again.
Just a thought that came to mind.
I hope this helps you.
Love you guys!
TJ
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