Digging Up the Root of Bitterness in My Heart

May 19, 2009 by Anastasia Diamond

JESUS my Lord and Savior

Do You Have a Root of Bitterness in Your Heart?

Me…have a root of bitterness in my heart? I don’t think so. Maybe you do…but not me. Ha! That is wishful and false thinking my friend. We are all capable of planting, watering, feeding, and nurturing a deep, resistant root of bitterness in our hearts. Good seed or bad, we also reap the harvest of that which grows there.

Is Resentment Your Secret Companion?

Be honest with yourself. Have you ever harbored a sour, negative attitude toward someone? Have you felt the ugly rise of a prejudicial thought – then suppressed it – until the next time? Do you have deep preconceived or unsubstantiated thoughts, ideas or beliefs about certain people, places or things? Are you bound and gagged with hatred, or spewing it on everyone you meet? Are intense angry or violent emotions raging inside of you? Does a false smile and friendly words cover your intolerance? Is unforgiveness your compass? Do you walk in fear more than in faith? Are you more prideful than you are humble? Do you make less of others…so you can make more of yourself? Do your eyes and ears absorb and scatter false or worldly seeds in the soil of your heart?

Are you tainted with jealousy and envy?

Are you stuck in the past? Do you say things to hurt others…with or without care for their feelings? Are you holding on to the words others have used to stone you? Do you defile the temple of the Holy Spirit with the actions of your body? Is resentment your secret companion? How many more deep, dark, or degrading roots are buried in your heart? I could go on for at least two or three more paragraphs of questions. However, you are smart. Prayerfully you are identifying the remnants of more bitter roots in your own heart. Therefore, let us move along to the good news.

Going on A Spiritual Seek and Destroy Mission

Digging up the roots of your bitterness is a spiritual seek and destroy mission. Using the spade of truth, the Holy Spirit will also provide the tools of guidance, discernment, and wisdom necessary to cut and remove the tangled roots of your bitterness. He will replace your willful and rotted roots with His own holy root. He will provide the new soil and the seedlings of faith for you to sow new thoughts, speak new words, and harvest from a life filled with new actions in Him. His root will reach deep into the refreshed soil of your heart; producing new, strong, and good fruit in you…and through you – for Him.

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on April 5, 2010 at 5:04 PM | Reply Anastasia Diamond

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I continue to pray for you…that you will recognize and receive His Divine guidance. That the thoughts of your mind will be restored in balance with His perfect will for your life. You are worthy through the shed blood of Jesus…His mercy and grace abound. May you and your family be covered by His healing hedge of protection. These things I pray in the name, power and authority of Jesus Christ. Amen…and amen. -Anastasia
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on July 31, 2009 at 1:14 PM | Reply Walter

Dear Anastasia,
I have had many unrighteous thoughts and attitudes about, God and people, names, numbers, places, things, unforgiveness, resentments, anger, judgments, prejudices, mistrust, pride, bondage, self will, …
I don’t know exactly where to start, but I know now that God is faithful to me and all people too. I need his help to be humble to receive the grace I need to be restored and delivered and healed.
Will you pray for me about these and other issues, as he wills to lead you in prayer for my family and I?