How to Conquer These 7 Poisons Invading Your Life

Seedlings to start a garden

Roots may start small but, eventually--with loving care, pampering, and feeding--they grow into beautiful plants, flowers, or a tree in our yard. It's a slow process, but watching the progress is quite satisfying and soon we see the lush result of our efforts.

Sometimes, especially for those of us who definitely are not gardeners, the plants start wilting, turn brown and ugly, and never grow into anything beautiful. It's like a poison that invades the entire root and we are not even aware of the cause!

Our Roots Are Growing!

Since we are now on our own as single-again women, we have the fantastic choice of starting a beautiful "garden" with our lives. Yes, we do understand it's extremely difficult to even think about what to do or how to do it at this point. So we ask ourselves, what if I just don't do anything? What if I just sit here all day long? What is the alternative?

Those certainly are choices too. We can just stop caring for ourselves and allow our "roots" to stop growing. No one is saying we can't do that if that is our desire. But it will require one thing. It will require that we admit we have given up. If you believe those are harsh words, that means you are still alive. Your heart is still beating. You are ready to grow! 

The point here is that we are stronger than all those moments of disappointments, abuse (physical or emotional), resentments, and pain. We are here, aren't we? We have not given up by any means! We have fought with everything we have in us to get to this point. Our roots are growing! Congratulations, sister!

Conquering the 7 Poisons Invading Your Life

One thing about gardens is they require constant weeding or unpleasant things begin to flourish. Our lives are like that too. After what we have been through we most certainly will need to clear all the harmful and poisonous things to free ourselves completely.  

Think about the following "poisonous weeds." We have all had them spring up into our hearts, sometimes repeatedly. The Bible says we have a spiritual "thief" (enemy) and he "comes only to steal and kill and destroy" our lives [John 10:10a]. So take these seven seriously:

Pink Tulip Garden

Bitterness

Disappointment

Resentment

Grudges

Jealousy

Conflict/Arguments
Hatred

 God says that instead of all these emotional "weeds," He has "come that they may have life, and have it to the full." [John 10:10b]

[Please note: if any of these feelings bother you to the point of destruction, please speak immediately with a counselor.]

He Loves You No Matter What

We have been where you are and there is solid help available both in this world and from God, your heavenly Father, above. He provides us a Helper called the Holy Spirit to guide us through all the "poisonous weeds" so we can create a beautiful garden. One beautiful Truth to hang onto is: we will receive many blessings if we seek God instead of listening to the thief/enemy.  

"Look after each other so that none of you fails to receive the grace of God. Watch out that no poisonous root of bitterness grows up to trouble you, corrupting many" (Hebrews 12:15 NLT).