I have heard people saying, “Trouble makes you bitter or better”.
We cannot always avoid trouble, but according to the saying, you and I have a choice to become either bitter or better.
Recently I heard a disturbing story of a couple from Dainfern. She is German, he is British.
They owned their own successful business and the world seemed to be a perfect place. Lawyers joined the company as partners and before long the lawyers, with their superior knowledge, worked the couple out of their own company.
This elderly, childless couple lost everything. They ended up in Tarlton, living in a makeshift squatter camp. No running water or electricity, sleeping in a small, wooden structure, collecting wood in the fields during the day to provide fuel for cooking at night. The woman is not well and needs to go to a provincial hospital regularly. Can you imagine yourself in their situation?
They phoned a number of churches and other institutions for assistance, with no joy. Then, through this column that is published in the Krugersdorp NEWS every week, our paths crossed. Things are still tough, but through the kindness of people, this couple’s load is now a bit lighter.
Often the lady says, “Thank you, Pastor Mes, for all the help”. The truth is that this couple has done more for me through their choice not to become bitter but to use their trials to become better people.
You have a choice in your situation, to become either bitter or better.
