Bitter Busters: How Choosing Forgiveness Can Set You Free From Becoming Bitter Against Family, Friends, Career, Church And God

It is said, to forgive someone is to set a prisoner free and to discover that the prisoner set free is you. That is a powerful statement, and a true one. I believe the truth from Ephesians 4:31-32 mirrors that succinct statement.First, we, as believers, are being instructed to get rid of bitterness. That is no small task! In fact, it is a monumental one, but God never calls us to something He cannot do in us, so we must persevere. Once we get over the emotional, mental and spiritual hurdle of accepting that bitterness has no place in our life, we must ask the same question the text asks, "How?" Verse thirty-two provides that answer. The pathway out of bitterness, rage, anger, brawling and slander is forgiveness. We are to look at the kindness and forgiveness of God extended to us through the Person and work of Jesus, and we are to apply the forgiveness we received through Christ to others. WOAH! Talk about a BIG ASK, but remember God never calls us to do something He cannot do in us, and He never calls us to do something He Himself has not already done. He has offered you forgiveness of your sins through Jesus. Who are you to not replicate that offer of forgiveness to others since you have partaken in Christ's offering of Himself?The book you are holding in your hand is a gold mine of biblical truth and real life that merges together to provide you insights on how to be set free from the people, organizations and choices that entangle us so greatly. I have had the immense privilege to be mentored and discipled by Denny. In doing so, I have had a front row seat to watch how he has lived out what he writes in this book. Denny has made intentional decisions to do what he is teaching all of us to do: to make a decisive decisionto appropriatethe dynamic powerof love and forgivenesswhen the natural urge is to become bitter.

• | Author: Denny Bates
• | Publisher: Something New Christian Publishers
• | Publication Date: April 29, 2021
• | Number of Pages: 285 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback
• | ISBN-10: 0578897288
• | ISBN-13: 9780578897288