GEW-R-11 - Nurturing Love Resists the Bitterness that Hinders Wives and Mothers

At the heart of bitterness is some form of a hurt that is internalized and not forgiven.

Christ's Frightening
Warning to Believers

Perhaps the strongest warning Jesus ever gave to his disciples was in Matthew 18—he warned that the results of a bitter and unforgiving heart were grave.

For a moment turn there to Matthew 18:21-35, and stand with me and listen to the gravity of Christ's warning about the dangers of holding onto hurts, closing our hearts to tenderly forgiving others, and allowing an unforgiving spirit to prick and pierce the Spirit of God’s work in our lives.