Scriptures:
- Ephesians 4:31 "Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice"
- Hebrews 12:15 "Looking diligently lest any man fail of the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up trouble you, thereby and many be defiled."
BITTERNESS:
1.) Having a harsh, disagreeable taste
2.) Producing one of the 4 basic taste sensations: not sour, sweet or salt
3.) Hard to bear, grievous, distressful
4.) Causing pain, piercing, stinging
5.) Characterized by intense antagonism, or hostility
6.) Hard to admit or accept (Everybody will not admit that they are bitter, and won't accept you telling them that they are.)
7.) Resentful or Cynical
I said growth coacher in the video, embarrassing! LOL. He's a growth COACH. But I mean really, why would I remake the video for that lol. ENJOY!
Tips on Overcoming Bitterness:
1. Ask God to forgive you for being bitter and resentful. Then ask him to forgive who has hurt you. “For if you forgive men when they sin against you, your heavenly father will also forgive you. But if you do not forgive men their sins, your father will not forgive your sins. Matt. 6:14
2. Don’t allow the bad that happened to keep you from God’s best.
3. Don’t enter a relationship or date because you will only hurt someone else.
4. Pray daily for God to heal you and research scriptures to study and apply to your life daily.
5. God will bring the justice. Your instruction is to forgive.
6. When you forgive you remove the offender’s power to hurt you. Accept what has happened and understand you have to heal. Seek professional help if necessary
7. Understand that when we continue to walk around hurt and bitter, the people who have hurt us are hurting us every day and in most cases, have moved on and are enjoying life.
8. Allow God to help you forgive and forget. Some of us don’t trust God; thus, we continue living in pain. Don’t forget to continue to ask God to forgive who has hurt you. Ask God to bless their life and heal them as well.
9. Understand that forgetting means you are letting go of what they did to you. It does not mean you have amnesia.
10. Don’t feel or act like you have to seek revenge. The Bible teaches us God will bring us our justice. He knows what was done to you and what you have done to others. “God will repay the exact compensation owed to us. He will settle and solve the cases of his people.” Hebrews 10:30 - See more at: http://quentinmccall.com/ten-steps-to-healing-from-bitterness-and-resentment/#sthash.bE1o6adP.dpuf
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