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I was googling verses on bitterness this morning, because for the past several days I can feel it trying to take root. It's not a pleasant feeling. I wanted some perfect words on bitterness from Scripture. Instead of those, what do I find? Dear James says: "17 But the wisdom that comes from heaven is first of all pure; then peace-loving, considerate, submissive, full of mercy and good fruit, impartial and sincere. 18 Peacemakers who sow in peace reap a harvest of righteousness."

But even starting with the positive is hard this morning. The thoughts. Picture this like the Grinch's distaste of the noise at the Who's Christmas: The thoughts, thoughts, thoughts, thoughts, THOUGHTS! Of past situations I can't control. Of decisions that were made that can't be unmade. The heartbreak. The thoughts, gosh darn it, are trying to steal my joy. And the kicker? I'm human. No matter how many thoughts I think, no matter how many "what-ifs" I play out, I can't go back one day, much less three years, so all these thoughts CANNOT possibly be helpful. 

Those thoughts? They just need to go away.  God wants me to take James' words to heart and rather than focusing on preventing bitterness, he would like me to FIND wisdom and sow peace. And If the wisdom I seek is good and positive, pure and impartial, it is the good that will live in my head/heart. And overtake the bad thoughts, thoughts, thoughts THOUGHTS! :)  
 
I think there is a crafty, deceptive, little fellow, however, who would like nothing better than for me to focus on those things I cannot change and the fears I have for the future. I have a few words for him, thanks to the words of Unspoken: 

"I gotta try to do right when life's doing me wrong
Gotta shake the dust off my feet and keep marchin' on
When trouble weighs me down, brings me to my knees
Lord, my needs are many, but that's a pretty
Yeah, a pretty good place to be

Don't blame it on the preacher 'cause the preacher done told
"The devil's got a target on my heart and my soul"
But let me tell you, brother, what the devil don't know
The lower I go, the more I'm gonna lift you higher."

That's all I can do. Get on my knees. Lift the Lord higher. Keep my mind focused on the good. Cling to the Lord. Listen to worship music all day if I need to go keep my thoughts trained on something good. REFUSE to let the devil live in my head. Focus on what I KNOW from God rather than what I THINK in my own head. And apologize for all these caps today. I'm not yelling at you, I promise. Just trying to get some things through my thick skull :) 



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  1. Sarah VincentFebruary 26, 2017 at 10:38 AM

    I'm right there with you, clinging to the Lord and keeping focus on the right things. It's hard. Thanks for encouraging me and sharing your thoughts, and keep going!

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