All of us have had negative experiences. The choice is ours whether we become bitter or better as a result of them. For every person who can claim some dysfunctional behavior because of a traumatic experience in their life, there are others who have had similar or worse things happen to them, yet they overcame their circumstances. Why? Because problems do not dictate failure; we have a choice.
Deuteronomy 30:19 says, "I call heaven and earth to record this day against you, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing: therefore choose life, that both thou and thy seed may live."
God Almighty gave us a choice. God doesn't make the choice for us, and Satan can't make it for us. We have the privilege and responsibility to choose blessing or cursing. Placing the blame on others is denying the real problem, and it will prevent finding a solution. If other people are our problem, we are in trouble because God did not give us the ability to control other people. The devil will always send someone across your path who knows how to hit your hot button.
If the problem is within us, then there is hope because through Christ, we can change. This is freedom. Regardless of what others do, we can prosper through Christ. Discover how you can have victory once and for all over your circumstances and emotions in Andrew's free teaching, "Harnessing Your Emotions." | 
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