BREAKING FREE Week 10

BREAK FREE FROM BITTERNESS

Pastor Dr. Jackson Wambua
Deliverance Church Kakamega, Kenya
Hebrews 12:15 NIV
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.

1. WHAT IS BITTERNESS?

Bitterness is hurt, anger, hostility, indignation, animosity, venom, acrimony, ill feelings, ill will, bad blood, resentfulness or harshness.


THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT BITTERNESS
1. Bitterness follows unwanted experiences - failures, disappointment, setbacks, that are perceived to be beyond one's control.
2. Bitterness is the result of a perceived right that has been violated.
3. Bitterness cause emotional, physical and spiritual bondage.
4. Bitterness affects not only us will contaminate all our relationships.


OVERCOMING BITTERNESS
*Steps for healing the hurt that won't go away.
1. Stop dwelling and retelling.
2. Seek grace.
3. What if our bitterness is toward God?
4. Forgive.
1. Forgiveness is a characteristic of our identity in Christ.
2. Forgiveness is more than an outward behavior.
3. Forgiveness is a deliberate decision to cancel the debt owed.
* The process of forgiveness includes (Five things).
1. Acknowledge the offense to God
2. Express to God how it made you feel
3. Express to God your decision to cancel the debt
4. Accepting the person just the way they are
5. Being willing to risk being hurt again
4. Forgiveness requires our trust in God's character.