Recently I was asked this question, “How do I keep from being bitter at God over this event?”

In searching the internet with this question in mind I found the graphic above. It is a quotation from Psalm 37 with a graphic of a not very happy looking “Tweety Bird” appearing very stern, which is not how that character is commonly portrayed in the cartoons. I like this illustration. It makes me wish we had an illustrated version of the Bible that featured cartoon characters personifying the point of the Bible passage. Bitterness can consume us if we let it get out of hand, and it very seldom has much effect on changing things so we feel better.

The advice I gave in my reply is what I am sharing today. If we are prone to be bitter at God the worst thing we can do is move away from God. Instead we should draw close and cling to practicing the spiritual disciplines of:

• Worship
  
• Pray
  
• Scripture Study
  
• Service
  

Through these activities we can allow the love and grace of God to touch us, and in time take away the bitterness we feel. This process does not happen overnight. Also bitterness is harder to let go of the more deeply it has wounded us. The deeper wounds take more time to heal. I wish you the best in dealing with any events that bring bitterness to you. Anger rarely, if ever, makes us feel better. Moving forward helps us put painful moments in perspective.