HELEN SANDERS
11-20-2025
NO ROOM FOR BITTERNESS

A person that is bitter and full of bitterness did not start that way. They were born without the knowledge of good or bad. Bitterness comes as a child matures when an offence [also spelled offense] happens and is not dealt with.

So, just what is an offense? The dictionary defines offence as: Annoyance or resentment brought about by a “perceived insult” to or disregard for oneself or one’s standards or principles.

The Bible defines offenses as: a snare [trap] a stumbling block. In other words, it is something that causes us to be snared when spoken.

If offences are not dealt with by forgiving those that have offended us, then we become bitter. A person’s heart becomes hardened, and unless they repent, they become unpleasant to be around.

We are to forgive quickly. In Ephesians 4:31-32 it says, “Let ALL bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice: 32 And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, FORGIVING one another, even as God for Christ’s sake hath forgiven you.”

There is no room in the heart of a Christian for bitterness. Let it go. Ask God to forgive you and forgive those that have offended you or you will be turned over to the tormentors, which are demons. That is not a place any of us want to be, so forgive quickly. Do not be easily offended and keep your heart right with God.