Day 84 - Freedom from Bitterness
There is hope. You can be free from bitter thoughts.
“I’d shut my eyes and see gravestones and all sorts of things. I was walking in places in my mind that I wasn’t supposed to be walking in,” says Cindy, whose daughter died.
Matthew 6:34 tells you to live one day at a time: “Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself.”
Cindy continues, “Even now, when I look at the past and get really sad, I think, You know what? Today’s a good day. It’s raining, but my baby is in bed asleep, and my five-year-old is at school, and today is a good day.
"Then when I look at the future and start thinking about things that could possibly go wrong, I think, You know what? I’m not gonna go there, ‘cause God isn’t walking with me there. He’s told me to stay in today.”
Tackle one bitter thought at a time. When bitter thoughts come into your mind, repeat Cindy’s words, “I’m not gonna go there, 'cause God isn’t walking with me there.”
Lord Jesus, with You I can live one moment at a time and work my way toward freedom from my bitter thoughts. Amen.