Removing Bitterness from Your Life

25 “Now his older son was in the field; as he came near the house, he heard music and dancing. 26 So he summoned one of the servants, questioning what these things meant. 27 ‘Your brother is here,’ he told him, ‘and your father has slaughtered the fattened calf because he has him back safe and sound. 28 “Then he became angry and didn’t want to go in. So his father came out and pleaded with him. 29 But he replied to his father, ‘Look, I have been slaving many years for you, and I have never disobeyed your orders, yet you never gave me a goat so that I could celebrate with my friends. 30 But when this son of yours came, who has devoured your assets with prostitutes, you slaughtered the fattened calf for him.’ 31 “‘Son, he said to him, ‘you are always with me, and everything I have is yours.

1) Bitter people often have issue with authority

2) Bitter people exaggerate the nature of the circumstance

3) Bitter people tend to keep score

How do you remove bitterness from your life?

Address the distorted images of God in your mind
Remind yourself of God’s love
Shift your perspective