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Tag Archives: bitterness
The way out of resentment
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
Posted in Anger, Bitterness, Forgiveness, Resentment
Tagged anger, bitterness, Forgiveness, resentment
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Don’t let them drag you down
We don’t want to be in the group identified as “grumblers and faultfinders” (Jude 16). Continue reading
Do you forgive or enable?
Listen to a short audio clip. Continue reading
Posted in Forgiveness, Freedom, Grace, Reconciliation
Tagged being manipulated, being used by others, bitterness, enabling, Forgiveness, Guilt, true apology, true repentance
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The workers in the vineyard
Take some time to discover how much there is to learn from Jesus’ parable on the workers and the vineyard. Continue reading
When life takes painful turns
Joseph’s story teaches us how to protect our hearts from the poison of bitterness and the prison of despair. Continue reading
Posted in Bitterness, Forgiveness, Joseph's story, Patience, Suffering, Trials
Tagged bitterness, Despair, Joseph's story
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Do Christians understand forgiveness?
When people share their stories with me, I find that,
Some have sinned in ways that make them feel beyond the reach of God’s forgiveness. Trapped in a prison of regret and guilt, they’ve lost their joy.
Others have been so badly hurt that they find it hard to forgive. Engulfed in the pain of their past, they don’t know what to do with their hurt and loss. Continue reading
Posted in Anger, Bitterness, Broken Relationships, Christian Counselor, Christian life, Christianity, Counseling, Enabling, Forgiveness, Marriage, Reconciliation, Relationships
Tagged anger, bitterness, enabling, Forgiveness, Hurt
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Forgiveness – An act of worship
When hurt by others, we often only see the horizontal significance of what occurred. “This is about me and the one who hurt me!” we argue. Yet those who worship God are called to view forgiveness as an act of worship. This is primarily about God and secondarily about me or my offender. When we forgive, we “let go of” instead of “holding on to” or “holding against.”
Forgiveness is an act of releasing to God the hurtful actions and consequences of the wrong done to us. Continue reading
Posted in Anger, Attitude, Bitterness, Burnout, Christian Counselor, Christian life, Christian worldview, Christianity, Confession, Counseling, Defeat?, Depression, Difficult people, Divorce, Divorce and Remarriage, Emotions, Faith, Forgiveness, God, God as Potter, God's control, God's Love, God's power, Gospel, Gospel-centered, Grace, Love, Pain, Problem of evil, Punishment, Questioning God, Radical love, Relationships, Repentance, Revenge, Wisdom, Worship
Tagged anger, bitterness, Evil, Forgiveness, hurt by others, Revenge, Romans 12, Worship
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Why bitter people are difficult to help
Bitterness is a protective mechanism used to guard cherished resentments. It can feel good to be bitter because bitterness is an emotional drug that induces temporary feelings of relief. Continue reading
Posted in 18 Year factor, Anger, Bitterness, Emotions, Forgiveness, Revenge, Wisdom
Tagged anger, bitterness, Forgiveness, Hatred, Revenge
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Forgiveness and Reconciliation
The problem is that people assume that forgiving an offender requires them to offer immediate reconciliation. It doesn’t.
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Guarding cherished resentments
A woman who was sexually abused and struggling to be free from anger and bitterness toward her abuser made a powerful acknowledgment when she said, “I began to move toward freedom when I got to a place where I refused to tie my soul to the one who hurt me.” Continue reading
Posted in 18 Year factor, Addiction, Alcohol addiction, Anger, Anxiety, Bitterness, Broken Relationships, Change, Comfort, Counseling, Cynicism, Defeat?, Depression, Despair, Discouragement, Divorce, Emotions, Evil in the world, Eye for Eye, Forgiveness, Gospel, Gospel-centered, Grace, Incest, Mind Renewal, Problem of evil, Sexual Abuse, Suffering, Unresolved issues
Tagged anger, bitterness, Forgiveness, Hurt
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