| Bitter or Better |
| “Sorrow is better than laughter: for by the sadness of the countenance the heart is made better” (Ecclesiastes 7:3). |
| Trouble will make us either bitter or better. Notice how very little is needed to change these two words—just the letter “I”. It is the “I” that changes the whole matter. When the “I” keeps out of the question, out of the difficulty, and Christ is brought in, life will be better; but when the “I” is introduced and gets mixed up into the trouble, life will become bitter, and we will become hard. Too many times this “I” gets in the way and the poor hurt ego gets a slap, and off it runs screaming for attention. The poor little ego sits and weeps tears of self-pity until his eyes are so red and inflamed that he can’t see things as they are or should be. |
| On the other hand, trouble, if correctly used, will bring great peace and deep surrender. What are you seeking in your trouble today? Is it deliverance or development? Take the positive attitude and use your trouble as one of the most wonderful instruments God ever placed into your hands for the working out of the character of Christ to be formed and duplicated in you. And remember, troubles will make you either bitter or better! |
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