- Bitterness is a spirit that disturbs many believers besides being a sin.
- Bitterness is a mixture of disappointment, anger, and fear.
- Remember, anger graduates to bitterness if you don't deal with it accordingly. By forgiving and letting go
- In fact, Ephesians 4:26 states that, "In your anger do not sin." "Do not let the sun go down while you are still angry."
- As believers, we must bear in mind that anger has a timeline; your anger shouldn't exceed the 'going down of the Sun'
- Furthermore, bitterness makes you bitter instead of better and eventually leads to unforgiveness.
- What most of us are unaware of is that bitterness blocks the breakthrough to our destiny.
- Before you allow bitterness to control you, here's what you need to keep in mind.
• Bitterness is sin
• When you deliberately fail to talk to someone you have no part in God's kingdom
• Bitterness is unforgiveness fermented
• The more you hold on to past hurts, the more you become "drunk" on your pain
• The devil uses anger to attack many
• God can't draw near a bitter person... YOU ARE ACIDIC
• To overcome bitterness, you must: forgive, stop dwelling there, and stop retelling
• Bitterness blocks your physical and spiritual life; you'll stagnate physically and spiritually.
It's no wonder many are worsening spiritually and physically
• When you're bitter, you can't have breakthrough even in prayer
• Bitterness creates space for the enemy
• Bitterness is satan's altar in your life-an altar is a point of contact. Therefore, when you're about to rise financially, the enemy stands against you
• This sin entangles easily similar to sins like lies and gossip
• When you allow bitterness to take root in your life, you won't succeed at any time because you're limited
• Bitterness is what's "eating" many up
• Bitterness holds you back
• It's like an acid that destroys its container; whatever you try fails
• A bitter person holds grudges
The Results of Bitterness
- No peace
- Discouragement
- It causes anger
- Its causes hatred
- It makes you spiritually cold
- You want to see others suffer
- You engage in ungodly things
- Bitterness damages friendships; families
- It hinders your relationship with God
- It opens the door to the enemy so he can afflict you
- It can cause physical and mental illness
- It makes you go against God's Word
- You fall short of God's glory
- Before God you're unholy when you're bitter; before men, you lack peace
- Have you allowed bitterness to dominate your life? Learn to forgive. Live holy!
Hebrews 12:14-15 bitter person is unholy and defile others.