Staying Bitter or Moving On
By Heather Riggleman "Let all bitterness and wrath and anger and clamor and slander be put away from you, along with all malice. Be kind to one another, tender-hearted, forgiving each other, just as God in Christ also has forgiven you." - Ephesians 4:31-32 "You can keep looking back and let the anger of what your husband said or how he acted or what he did fill you with bitterness, or you can move forward. It's a choice. And believe me, I've been there and have seen it destroy marriages," my best friend said, straining to move a huge tote. Christine called me to see if I would help her look for big red metal candlesticks she swore was in her garage. She had separated from her husband for nearly a year before they reconciled. If anyone knew anything about marriage, hard choices and what I was facing, it was her. I couldn't fathom letting go of the past. Within it lay the wreckage of a war-torn heart from broken promises, short words, and deep wounds inflicted by my husband's careless actions. I knew he wasn't the only one to blame, I was guilty of the same things too but somehow his offenses seemed worse. That's the thing about bitterness. Bitterness can be difficult to diagnose in our own lives because it distorts our perceptions. 
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