Category Archives: Bitterness

The way out of resentment

Posted on January 11, 2015 by

Is it possible to carry deep resentments and not even be aware of the power they hold over you?

One woman learned the power of suppressed resentment fifteen years after a tragic accident. Continue reading →

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No one came to my support

Posted on December 4, 2014 by

At my first defense, no one came to my support, but everyone deserted me. It’s natural to default toward self-pity and resentment when we feel forgotten and unappreciated. Continue reading →

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Don’t let them drag you down

Posted on June 30, 2014 by

We don’t want to be in the group identified as “grumblers and faultfinders” (Jude 16). Continue reading →

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Discouragement – a “dis” on courage

Posted on May 14, 2014 by

We cannot adequately encourage those who have lost perspective without discouraging them from a frame of mind that binds them to their discouragement. (Read it again).

Getting out of the fog of despondency often requires a little loving admonishment. Caring friends will cross this line with love and sensitivity when they sense we need a better perspective. Continue reading →

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Confused about God in a world of suffering

Posted on April 22, 2014 by

In our efforts to understand how God relates to the evil actions of humans (or even to His own acts of judgment), we must make some important distinctions concerning God’s will. Continue reading →

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Scene 3 – Life as a prisoner

Posted on April 1, 2014 by

Often in life we become the object of other people’s passions. Joseph was the object of parental favoritism, sibling envy and hatred and now lust and false accusation by Potiphar’s wife. Continue reading →

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Scene 2 – Life as a slave

Posted on March 31, 2014 by

  Audio message for all five scenes: Play Audio! At the vulnerable age of seventeen, (at the hands of his very own brothers), Joseph was ripped from his family and sold into slavery. “So when Joseph came to his brothers, … Continue reading →

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