I have an old root in my backyard that just won’t die. Every spring I chop it back, and in a few weeks new shoots sprout out of it. Bitterness is like that. It dies hard. But we must kill it out of our lives completely or it will kill us. (Hebrews 12:15)
In a conversation with his soon-to-be-wife, the British reformer William Wilberforcer alluded to the difficulties he encountered in Parliament in his fight against slavery. Then he quickly said to her that he did not want to talk about it anymore. Encouraging him not to repress his feelings she said to him, “It seems to me that if you have a bitter taste in your mouth, you ought to spit it out and not swallow it.” If you’re holding onto bitterness about someone or something, get rid of it. f you don’t destroy it, it will destroy you.
By God’s grace you can overcome. Look to Jesus and he will help you.