bitterness

hey y'all!
wednesdays are always good. JESUS. church. friends. mitchell. :] haha
well anyway my devotion was on bitterness. bitterness can most def. get in the way of your relationship with God big time. theres no reason to just sit there and contemplate things that upset you. just let it go.
James 3:14-16 says, "But if you harbor bitter envy and selfish ambition in your hearts, do not boast about it or deny the truth. such "wisdom" does not come down from heaven but is earthly, unspiritual, of the devil. For wehre you have envy and selfishs ambition, there you find disorder and evil practice." biterness and grudges are NOT healthy things. and more importantly, they arent Godly things. we shouldnt envy others, or be selfish, and certainly shouldnt hold bitterness against others because those things are of the devil and they can put a rift between our relationship with God.
Proverbs 14:10 says, "The heart knows its own bitterness, and a stranger does not share its joy." (NKJV) nobody wants to be around a person with a bitter heart. bitter people are generally pessimistic and nobody wants to be around someone who has such a dreary outlook on life. holding grudges can not only put a rift between you and God but it can also put a rift between you and other people. so dont hold grudges. Remeber, holding a grdge is like letting someone live rent free in your brain...why would you want to continue to think about something that just makes you angry?? so dont!!
i love y'all!
God Bless!
- crystal jade