Holding On to Bitterness is like Drinking Arsenic and Expecting the Other Person to Die
It's an often-quoted precept, but eternally true: Holding on to bitterness is like drinking arsenic and expecting the other person to die.
Hebrews 12:15 speaks of a "root of bitterness." One that goes deep into your soul and is so very difficult to root out. When there, it will most often defile others who live around your bitterness. It's like an infectious disease. Spreading as quickly as a contagious virus. Most will move away from you, not wanting to be infected with your bitterness.
How to get rid of it? At the first offense, forgive as Jesus has forgiven you (Ephesians 4:32). Dig it…
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