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b'Have you ever dealt with an ant infestation? If you start noticing a couple ants creeping in the cracks, it might not seem like a big deal. But if you ignore the problem, it will only get worse. Soon you\\u2019ll have ants all over\\u2014in your bathroom, in your bedroom, in your kitchen, even in your food! An ant infestation is a big problem; it can even make people sick. So, what can you do to handle an infestation? One way is to set a certain kind of trap that has poison inside. The ants think the poison is food, so they bring it home for all the other ants to eat, and it kills them..Bitterness is a lot like an ant infestation. Bitterness can creep in when we face a/difficult or hurtful situation and we\\u2019re not able to process it. If we try not to feel the/pain of a hard situation, it doesn\\u2019t work. That\\u2019s like trying to kill ants one by one\\u2014they keep coming back!.Instead, when we experience the beginnings of bitterness, we can go directly to/whatever its source may be. How? By coming to Jesus. He invites us to share ourhurts and all our difficult feelings with Him. Because Jesus is both fully human and fully God, He knows firsthand what it feels like to suffer in a world broken by sin, and/so we can bring everything we\\u2019re feeling to Him (Hebrews 4:14-16). He will weep with us and remind us that He never leaves us..As we share our hurts with Jesus, we can also ask Him to remind us of His goodness. When we look to Jesus and remember how He saved us through dying on the cross and rising from the dead, the gospel can give us hope, opening the door for bitterness to turn to thankfulness..As we work through our bitterness with Jesus, we may still feel sad\\u2014or have any/number of strong emotions about the difficult or heartbreaking situations we\\u2019ve experienced. But even in these times, we can rest in Jesus\\u2019s love for us, remembering/His promises to be with us always (Matthew 28:20) and to one day make all things/new\\u2014free from the suffering and death that are in our world because of sin/(Revelation 21:1-5). It\\u2019s also important for us to reach out to trusted people in our/lives (such as therapists, parents, pastors, etc.) to help us process difficult emotions/and address any situations that need to change..So, when bitterness starts to creep into our lives, we don\\u2019t have to be afraid to go to whatever its source may be. We can face hard things with Jesus, the One who heals our hurts and sets us free./\\u2022 A. W. Smith.\\u2022 Who are trusted people you can reach out to when you\\u2019re facing difficult situations and having trouble/processing them?.[Jesus] understands our weaknesses\\u2026 So let us come boldly to\\u2026 God. Hebrews 4:15-16 (NLT)\\n\\xa0\\nRead Verses:\\nMatt.11.28-Matt.11.30|Heb.4.14-Heb.4.16|Heb.12.15'