This world is so cold. When things happen to you that seem not right or someone hurts you, it is easy to grow bitter towards that person or towards life in general. This is something I had to deal with over this summer. I had been hurt by my family, it was a hurt beyond comprehension for me. Something that thankfully God knew was too much for me to handle alone, so he put people in my life to help me. I had grown angry and bitter towards one particular family member. I could hardly speak to this person without it taking me a lot of time to recover. I would cry in my closet with a nearly unbearable pain and pray for that person. That was the only thing I knew to do. Then one day I was listening to my father-in-law speak of a woman, and how she had some bitterness because she could not believe that everything God had done to her was for some purpose in her life, that God directed all, including the bad. She could not humble herself and say "God, I am sorry that I was the type of person you had to do this to."
That night I really began to think and pray about it, but I sort of lost touch with those feelings. Then one night he was talking about it again. And it hit me, I needed to humble myself to God and believe that what happened was for some purpose in my life. I needed to get down on my knees and more or less be thankful and know that whatever God had to put me through was to save me, not damn me. When I did this, a burden was lifted from me. It took a little work, but I could get to where I could talk to this family member without a harsh tongue or constantly bringing up the hurt which they caused. Now, when I finish a conversation with them, I feel more pity for the person, and pray that God will restore the love for Him in their heart. The person is now bitter and lonely. Oh God! Help us be humble!
Ecclesiastes 11:5 As you do not know the path of the wind, or how the body is formed in a mother's womb, so you cannot understand the work of God, the Maker of all things.
Romans 8:28And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.
