Grouch Grievances turn to Bitterness..........that's Extremely Dangerous in ANY Relationship !

An Example hereof ..........


While on a road trip, a couple stopped at a restaurant for lunch. 
After finishing their meal, they left & resumed their trip.
When leaving, the elderly woman unknowingly left her glasses on the table, and she didn't
miss them until they had been driving for about forty minutes.
By then, to add to the aggravation, they had to travel quite a distance before they could find a place to turn around, in order to return to the restaurant to retrieve her glasses.
Al l the way back, the husband became a 'classic grouchy old' man.
He fussed and complained, and scolded his wife relentlessly during the entire return drive.  The more he chided her, the more agitated he became.  
He just wouldn't let up for a single minute....!
To her relief, they finally arrived back at the restaurant.  
As the woman got out of the car, and hurried inside to retrieve her  glasses, the old geezer yelled to her: 
"While you're in there, you might as well get my hat and the credit card....! "

The enemy of our souls has a very specific strategy to destroy .......relationships. 


Whether these relationships are in:  
Business, 
Marriage, or 
Friendships,......... the strategy is the same. 
A conflict arises........., judgments are made............, and feelings are hurt. 
What happens next is the defining point of whether the enemy gains a foothold, or..........
the Grace of God 'covers the wrong' (via ONLY God-given Forgiveness)

When a root of bitterness is allowed to be planted and grown, it not only affects that person, but it also affects all others who are involved. 
It is like a cancer. 
Breaking satan's foothold requires at least one person to press into God's grace. 
It cannot happen when either party "feels" like it, for none of us will ever feel like forgiving. None of us feel like talking when we have been hurt. 
Our natural response is to withdraw or lash out at the offending party. 
It is only obedience that allows God's Grace to cover the wrongs incurred. 
This Grace prevents the parties from becoming victims who will seek compensation for their pain.


Consideration.......
The next time you are hurt by someone, realize the gravity of the crossroads........ where you find yourself. 
Choose grace instead of bitterness. 
Then you will be FREE to move past the hurt........, 
.......and a root of bitterness will not be given opportunity to grow !


Contemplation.........
"See to it that no one misses the grace of God and that no bitter root grows up to cause trouble and defile many." Hebrews 12:15