Bitterness

Bitter: angry and unhappy because of unfair treatment; something that is difficult or painful to accept; feeling or showing a lot of hatred or anger

I am often asked the same question time and time again about my grandson Jason.  “Is he bitter about what happened to him?”  The answer is NO, not in any form or fashion.  He is a bright, bubbly, kind, funny and loving young boy.  He loves to play video games just like other boys and girls his age and with the help of his wheelchair attachment which connects to his laptop he can now play them all by himself!! 

Life is different for him now but it’s still good.  He has a loving family who makes sure all his needs and most of his wants are met on a daily basis.  He has loving nurses who care for him as if he were their own child.  He rides the school bus to school every day.  He has likes and dislikes which change upon his moodJJ He is a normal 8 year old boy with one (big) exception.  He can’t move or feel anything below the neck. 

You would think after all he has been through, (losing his baby brother to SIDS, an almost severed spinal cord, a broken back, several surgeries, 8 months in the hospital and being confined to a wheelchair for the rest of his life) that he might be just a little bitter, but amazingly he’s not.  It’s a miracle what God has done with and through this wonderful child. 

Even though I have been saved since the age of 9 you could say that Jason is responsible for leading his grandma to the Lord.  Although Caleb’s death knocked me to my knees the accident and subsequent events lifted me up into the arms of my heavenly Father.  It wasn’t until the accident that I realized what a mess my spiritual life was in.  I was a lukewarm Christian at best.  Now, I seek HIM and try to live my life so that it is pleasing to HIM.  I’m a different person than I was four years ago, four months ago or even four days ago.  All because God met me where I was when I needed Him most.  And He will do the same for you.  All you have to do is call upon His beautiful name.

Scripture

Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall trouble or hardship or persecution or famine or nakedness or danger or sword?  Romans 8:35

Consider it pure joy, my brothers, whenever you face trials of many kinds,  James 1:2

In this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while you may have had to suffer grief in all kinds of trials.   1 Peter 1:6