Bitterness Part 4
Heb. 12:14,15
Bitterness impacts more than you an the person involved but it affects others around
You cant contain bitterness it is infectious.
Ita not worth holding on to.
We’ve been hurt and we’ve also hurt people. But we focus on our hurts and justify our own wrong.
Bitterness reproduces itself in causing pain. And we become what we hate.
Acts 8:9-24
When bitterness is there iniquity in the mix.
Iniquity - bent in a particular direction according to satan, tendency to do wrong, leaning towards a negative nature. Living a child of satan. Being As if one were never been born again.
Ephesians 2:1-5
Giving into bitterness is giving into the influence of satan.
People in bitterness operate in unbelief. Meaning that You dont believe that God vindicate you.
Bitterness means to not operate in common sense. Because it makes sense to not do things that have hurt you. Yet, people do it. People hurt people out of bitterness. Most of the hurt we receive occurred when we were young.
Isaiah 61:3
We need the aid of God to overcome bitterness. God desires to give beauty for our ashes. Yet most would rather keep our ashes. God wants to help us if we let him. But most of us want to remain a victim and constantly live up our pain to excuse bitterness. Its a sad place to be if you think that nothing can be made right out of the sitaution you were in. Even if the person died you still wouldnt be satisfied.
The next thing we need to overcome bitterness is communication.