We all have a past that God wants us to acknowledge, understand and respond to in a Biblical manner. Our response determines our happiness, hope and harmony.There are many wounded people walking the streets of our city. They have never been healed from the wounds of their past. Yesterday's hurts affect how we respond to people today.I have become aware that the health of our relationship with God is linked to our earthly relationships. That's why Jesus said, "Don't come and worship me if you have something against your friend. Patch the relationship and then bring your gift to the altar." (Matt. 5:24)
Every adult has an incredible story to tell about the things that shaped their lives. The most instructive part of that story is how you are integrating the reality of the past with the cold hard facts of the present. If your stories were told with clarity and candour they would be powerful messages motivating positive change in others.
"He gave me beauty for ashes,
The oil of joy for mourning,
The garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness.
That we might be trees of righteousness,
The planting of the Lord,
That we might be glorified."
Forgiveness sets you free from the bondage of the negative emotions. It does not set the person who hurt you free. Every one will answer to God for their sins. God is just and fair, and every evil act will be answered for.
What are bitter roots, or bitter root judgements?
* They are our sinful reactions to circumstances that occur in our lives.
* They are condemning judgements of other people.
* They are the inability or refusal to forgive someone.
* They are the operations of the unchangeable Laws of God, which cause us to reap in kind what we have sown.
Bitter roots are not:* Hurtful or terrible things that happen to us, nor are they the sins of those who have wronged us. They are OUR sinful responses to those things that have happened to us, planted deeply within us due to our refusal or inability to forgive.
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