This is one of several poke roots that I had to dig up before I put my garden in way back in 2015. These roots run deep and long, a perfect image for a root of bitterness and the inspiration for this article
If this article sounds familiar, stay calm because your memory is intact. It was published on this site two or three years ago by me. I've done some tweeking to it, but the essential message is still the heart of the article.
How to Grow Your Personal Crop of Bitterness
Select one or more these seeds to plant: anger, resentment, jealousy, envy, and strife.
Water the seed daily with replays of past offences—real or imaginary will do.
Expect to see a seedling push up within days of planting.
Continue watering on a regular basis and generously spread Woe Is Me, an excellent brand of fertilizer for bitterness.
Follow the above instructions and you will have a healthy plant of bitterness. As time goes on, look for the blooms to produce fruit. When the fruit goes to seed, let them fall to the ground to grow more bitterness. Or you can harvest the seeds to pass on to your friends and family. Your bitterness—a hardy perennial—will continue to thrive for many years to come. Be patient because you will see the rewards from your hard work.
How to Dig Up a Root of Bitterness
Are you tired of your bitterness? Has it consumed everything in your life and the lives of others? Are you ready to dig it up? If so, determination and perseverance is needed because roots of bitterness grow deep and stretch wide.
Get the proper equipment. A special double-edged tool, far superior than the sharpest surgeon’s scalpel is required. The blade is capable of reaching great depths into the heart to expose what has been hidden. Like an iceberg, there is more bitterness below the surface than what is seen above.
Expect some resistance in breaking up the hard ground around the bitterness. Don’t let that deter you from digging deep to expose the root.
Once the bitterness root is out, fill the empty hole with good soil and good seed. The Master Gardener Association strongly recommends planting fruit seeds.
Some fruit may take longer to cultivate than others, but continued watering and fertilization will yield a bountiful crop loaded with grace, mercy and forgiveness.
Where to Get Your Supplies
You can get your free supplies inside the Word of God-The Bible because it is your essential double-edged tool.
For the word of God is living and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart.
Hebrews 4:12 (New International Version)
Find the section marked Galatians 5:22-23 for Fruit of the Spirit seed packets marked Affection, Exuberance, Serenity, Patience, Kindness, Goodness, Faith, Gentleness and Spirit Strength for planting and cultivating.
Use the Philippians 4:13 brand of water to drink when digging up your bitterness root for hydration and strength, and use the Psalm 1:3 brand on your fruit seedlings.
Spread bags of Prayer & Praise fertilizer liberally and daily into the good soil for your fruit seeds to get the greatest benefit. Rest assured that The Master Gardener Association has endorsed all the above products.
You do have a choice. You can plant your bitterness or God's fruit in your heart. Both will grow and produce with the proper attention and care. The question is what kind of harvest do you want to reap?
Holy Spirit, The Master Gardener will encourage you to go with his fruit, but the choice will always be yours.
Keep a sharp eye out for the weeds of bitter discontent. A thistle or two gone to seed can ruin a whole garden.
Hebrews 12:15 (The Message)
How to Grow Your Personal Crop of Bitterness
Select one or more these seeds to plant: anger, resentment, jealousy, envy, and strife.
Water the seed daily with replays of past offences—real or imaginary will do.
Expect to see a seedling push up within days of planting.
Continue watering on a regular basis and generously spread Woe Is Me, an excellent brand of fertilizer for bitterness.
Follow the above instructions and you will have a healthy plant of bitterness. As time goes on, look for the blooms to produce fruit. When the fruit goes to seed, let them fall to the ground to grow more bitterness. Or you can harvest the seeds to pass on to your friends and family. Your bitterness—a hardy perennial—will continue to thrive for many years to come. Be patient because you will see the rewards from your hard work.
How to Dig Up a Root of Bitterness
Are you tired of your bitterness? Has it consumed everything in your life and the lives of others? Are you ready to dig it up? If so, determination and perseverance is needed because roots of bitterness grow deep and stretch wide.
Get the proper equipment. A special double-edged tool, far superior than the sharpest surgeon’s scalpel is required. The blade is capable of reaching great depths into the heart to expose what has been hidden. Like an iceberg, there is more bitterness below the surface than what is seen above.
Expect some resistance in breaking up the hard ground around the bitterness. Don’t let that deter you from digging deep to expose the root.
Once the bitterness root is out, fill the empty hole with good soil and good seed. The Master Gardener Association strongly recommends planting fruit seeds.
Some fruit may take longer to cultivate than others, but continued watering and fertilization will yield a bountiful crop loaded with grace, mercy and forgiveness.
Where to Get Your Supplies
You can get your free supplies inside the Word of God-The Bible because it is your essential double-edged tool.
For the word of God is living and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart.
Hebrews 4:12 (New International Version)
Find the section marked Galatians 5:22-23 for Fruit of the Spirit seed packets marked Affection, Exuberance, Serenity, Patience, Kindness, Goodness, Faith, Gentleness and Spirit Strength for planting and cultivating.
Use the Philippians 4:13 brand of water to drink when digging up your bitterness root for hydration and strength, and use the Psalm 1:3 brand on your fruit seedlings.
Spread bags of Prayer & Praise fertilizer liberally and daily into the good soil for your fruit seeds to get the greatest benefit. Rest assured that The Master Gardener Association has endorsed all the above products.
You do have a choice. You can plant your bitterness or God's fruit in your heart. Both will grow and produce with the proper attention and care. The question is what kind of harvest do you want to reap?
Holy Spirit, The Master Gardener will encourage you to go with his fruit, but the choice will always be yours.
Keep a sharp eye out for the weeds of bitter discontent. A thistle or two gone to seed can ruin a whole garden.
Hebrews 12:15 (The Message)