Travel Light: Letting Go Of Bitterness

TRAVEL LIGHT—3

LETTING GO OF BITTERNESS

Make every effort to live in peace with everyone and to be holy… See to it that no one falls short of the grace of God and that no bitter root grows up to cause trouble and defile many.  Hebrew 12:14-15 

You can’t control what people do, but you can control how you respond

Bitterness has a Dangerous Root

See to it that… no bitter root grows up to cause trouble  Hebrew 12:15

Bitterness has a Dangerous Root

Bitterness Produces a Poisonous Fruit  

See to it that… no bitter root grows up to cause trouble and defile many   Hebrew 12:15

We cannot heal from that which we are unwilling to acknowledge

Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger, brawling and slander, along with every form of malice.  Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you.   Ephesians 4:31-32

Kill Bitterness with Compassion

Do not be overcome by evil but overcome evil with God.   Romans 12:21

Bless those who cruise you, pray for those who mistreat you.   Luke 6:28

Kill Bitterness with Compassion

Kill Bitterness with Forgiveness

We Can’t Control What Others Do but We Can Control How We Respond