“The Bane of Bitterness” is now available in Japanese.
http://thepathoftruth.com/japanese/teac ... panese.htm
(“The Bane of Bitterness” in English: http://thepathoftruth.com/teachings/ban ... erness.htm)
I found this is an amazing paper.
I would like to share my thoughts on a couple of statements in the paper.
I have experienced that destruction for many years without knowing what it was, yet I chose to be destructive, and as a result, I harmed and destroyed others.“Bitterness is much more than an emotion, bad feeling or attitude. What then is it? Bitterness is a destructive lack of understanding; it is a result of not having God’s perspective. Not seeing things His way is so significant and powerful that, if left to do its work, it can defile and destroy a body and even a soul.”
I was born in Japan, very proud of being Japanese, proud of my origin, my name, my parents, and myself… So when I heard Japan was a dark country in the Lord’s eyes, I never wanted to admit it. While I could see the darkness of Japan or Japanese people, I didn’t want to see it in me thinking “Well, I am different from other Japanese people because the Lord pulled me out from Japan and I am a believer so I am OK”. That made me even worse than a regular non-believer.“Is there a link between the evils in your life and your ancestry? God knows, and only He can show it to you. Break that link, by His grace, and you will find an eventual removal of the curse that was brought on you by the sins of your ancestors; eventual, I say, because all things must run their course, but He is just and merciful, and will break that chain for your sake when you are fully repentant, even as He promised. I know; He has done it for me, and I know He has done it for others, for those recorded in Scriptures and others since. The testimonies in this matter are sure.”
Last Friday, when I was talking to Victor and Marilyn on the phone, Victor pointed out to me that two weeks after I came to the farm for a visit, the farm started to change for the worse. Although I didn’t want to hear it or accept it, I believed what he said was true. It wasn’t my ancestors’ fault nor anybody else’s but MINE. I chose to live under the curse, affecting others and didn’t want to repent of it.
At the end of the conversation, Victor asked the Lord, Jesus Christ to destroy the curse and to remove the darkness completely. The chain of the curse needs to be cut and I believe He has done it! Praise the Lord!
Mariko