Pastor Rob preached fantastic messages on the subject of bitterness several weeks ago. Not that bitterness is fantastic but the Holy Spirit infused-message directly from the Word of God was eye-opening. You can listen to part 1 here. Hebrews 12:12-16 is the Scripture and a few of my notes are listed.

• Bitterness is something to put away..Ephesians 4:31
• Bitterness is a sin

Bitter people:

• are angry people
• are score keepers with remarkable memories
• are hurt people who "hurt" people with bitterness spilling over to other people
• misunderstand God's grace
• misunderstand the difference between forgiveness and reconcilation
• who are fearful of people discovering they are bitter and fearful of that letting go of their bitterness will diminish what has happened to them
• are often oblivious to how their bitterness affects themselves and those around them, bitterness has a physical affect (Proverbs 17:22)

If you are a bitter person or who knows someone who is bitter there is help from the Word of God. Check back tomorrow for part 2 of Bondage or Grace.