The Good Shepherd

Holding onto your integrity

Internal War with the Heart

The Table

My Root of Bitterness

There for a long time I had to deal with a deep seated root of bitterness. I have come to terms with the root cause of it, but let me tell you the other side...

My Root of Bitterness stemmed from being rejected by my own Brother. I have since come to terms with it, but there are those within my family that seems to think I still harbor this root of bitterness, unforgiveness, and hatred toward him. There is nothing that could be further from the truth.

The truth is: I have come to terms with his willingness to not see me. I have come to terms with his tainted view of what I should be, of how I should act toward him, etc. He has chosen his way, and I am more than happy to allow him to walk in that direction. I will not make any effort to stop or hinder him.

As always, there is more to this story than I am willing to make public at this time. Suffice it to say, G-d cannot use a defiled temple! Especially one that is filled with hate, bitterness, and unforgiveness!


Sincerely,

David A. Kitchens, Editor 

The Root of Bitterness

 

Bitterness can be best described as emotional acid. It eats away at the very thing designed  to keep you emotionally healthy.  Bitterness does not happen overnight. It starts out as a small seed that goes unchecked and unchallenged. At first it may not even be noticed. It is a "small thing" right?

The thing with seeds is that they have to die before they start to grow. In the beginning you may have thought it went away on its own, but I am here to tell you it buried itself deep within you. There it started to grow roots. There it started to infect every little aspect of your life.

I created a Youtube video in order to better illustrate this. You can find it here!

Sincerely,

David A. Kitchens, Editor