1063) There are some people that just are not pleasant to be around. I suppose we are all like this from time to time, but bitter people are especially obnoxious. Some bitter people that I have encountered are individuals who feel that life, people, or circumstances have wronged them. Out of the well of their bitterness flow waters that are polluted and poisonous. Because bitterness is something that often happens slowly over time, may won’t be able to identify it within themselves.

Paul tells us in Ephesians 4:31 to throw away bitterness as if it were stinking garbage. Holding onto the idea that we have been wronged (whether or not this is true) will not give us the satisfaction or justification for our feelings. It is a false sense of “being heard” because it pushes others away.

Throw out the garbage of bitterness. It’s a weight that does not need to be carried.