Lift Your Voice, And Praise Your KING.
Sing, O Daughter, sing!
Lift your voice,
And praise your KING.
Shout praises to the ONE,
who has freed you from your shame.
For HE has given you hope, peace, joy
and HIS NAME.
Praise YAHWEH, your ABBA,
for HE has made you to stand,
though you were once too weak.
And given you ears to hear HIS Word,
a balm that is rich, strong and sweet.
Praise HIM who has washed away every stain.
Praise HIM who has branded you with HIS NAME.
Praise HIM who has brought an end to bitterness and pain.
Praise HIM! Praise YAHWEH!
Overcoming Bitterness
May YAHWEH'S blessings rest upon all who receive, believe and trust in our ABBA YAHWEH! My name is Stacey and I have lived here at Victory Community for four years. I'm not very old (23) but I can truthfully say that they have been the happiest years of my life.
As a Daughter of YAHWEH, I can see that everything that happens has it's purpose. Though this purpose may not be so visible during trials themselves, it is almost always made manifest to us eventually.
Many Sisters deal or have dealt with the emotions which result from abuse. Even abuse that has happened so long ago can reach through time to trap us in depression, shame, and anger. I speak from outside this very trap though once I was caught deep in the middle of it.
As a very brief history, let me just say that I was taken advantage of by a so-called "Man of G-d" when I was eighteen. My family and I left that wretched place (a "christian community") and immediately I lost all my "friends". Last of all, even my own father after the flesh came against me with terrible lies.
We may not be able to change the things we have been through but we are in control of what we do with the resulting feelings and reactions. Do we keep the anger and hurt boiling just beneath our skin and lash out at everyone? Do we hide it deep inside and let it become like a root of bitterness? Or should we get on our knees and give it all- the shame, bitterness, anger and revenge- to YAHWEH?
We are not strong enough to carry the burden of anger and bitterness all by ourselves. We will eventually breakdown and give in to depression. It is not even YAHWEH'S will for us to carry such terrible burdens.(1Kepha 5:7) HE doesn't even give us the right to seek revenge. HE tells us in HIS Word that vengeance is HIS. The only way to find peace with yourself and everyone you effect is to give up the right to be angry at the whole world.
To be filled with righteous indignation is one thing but to be filled with bitterness is quite another. Bitterness will eat away at your relationships with the ones you love. You may not even realize it until you have become a cold, hard person who is unreachable by any kindness. To give in to such bitterness is to put yourself under the power of pain and shame.
It wasn't until I was able to give up all these horrible feelings that I could move on and see how YAHWEH has blessed me. When I was eaten up with anger I could not give thanks for the food I received daily. Neither could I be thankful for my husband or new friends that love me. I had heard the old saying: "YAHWEH can mend a broken heart but you have to give HIM all the pieces." I wasn't ready to let go of them all. I thought surely I had a right to keep hatred bottled up. Then, I could use it when it was convenient, if I had a bad day or wanted to mope in self-pity. YAHWEH helped me to see that I was wrong and that I couldn't keep such bitterness. (Hebrews 12:15) I have been thankful to HIM for setting me free and allowing me to go on with this walk.
So, if you are struggling with bitterness, I urge you to seek YAHWEH'S help. HE alone knows what you have been through. HE alone has the power to heal you. You will find that it is much, much easier to go through life and to deal with everyday problems without anger and bitterness already heavy on your shoulders. Remember, that no trial can befall you that doesn't first pass through HIS hands and that there is a reason for everything. (Romans 8:28)
In YAHWEH'S precious 'ahabah (love),
Sister Stacey
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