Antidote

We have the antidote to any of our problems. We have the remedy or other agent used to neutralize or counteract the effects of a poison. God has given us that thing that relieves or counteracts the effects of anger, depression, frustration, worry, difficutly in relationships, and any other problem we may encounter.
We all too often attempt to just get rid of the poison we have in our lives - the anger, the lust, the jealousy, the resentment, the worry, etc - without any antidote. We think that we "just do not need to act like that" and we never do anything in an attempt to act different. We do not need to be placing so much emphasis on getting rid of something as we do on using the antidote that we have been given. It really does not help when people attempt to suck the wound and get the poison out of a snake bite. The poison is in there and already coursing through the body, attempting to suck it out or somehow stop it from traveling the bloodstream is completely futile. What they need is the antidote, the remedy to neutralize the effects of the poison. What is the antidote that God has given us?

But what happens when we live God's way? He brings gifts into our lives, much the same way that fruit appears in an orchard—things like affection for others, exuberance about life, serenity. We develop a willingness to stick with things, a sense of compassion in the heart, and a conviction that a basic holiness permeates things and people. We find ourselves involved in loyal commitments, not needing to force our way in life, able to marshal and direct our energies wisely.

Ephesians 5:22-23

You see we can counteract the effects of anger, jealously, worry, frustration, resentment, etc. in our lives by using the gifts we have been given - the antidotes - of love, compassion for others, joy, peace, kindness to others, service to others, willingness to be persistent, and by "having the mind of Christ." All we are asked to do is live in the same way that Christ did. To have a lifestyle that practices these things daily and with everyone we encounter. This is the anitdote.

So today do not focus on your anger, frustration, resentment, worry, or whatever else you struggle with - focus on the anitdotes to those things - love, compassion, faith, kindness, persistence, confidence. So instead of anger focus on loving, instead of resentment focus on compassion and understanding someone, and instead of worry focus on faith and confidence. Use the antidote you have been given and counteract what is there instead of spending your day focused on what you wish you could change. Watch your life begin to fill with peace!

Namaste'