Reflection Questions
- In what ways have you harbored bitterness in your heart recently?
- Re-read Ephesians 4:30-32. What does this passage have to say about the unique power that believers have to uproot bitterness from their hearts?
- Look up Isaiah 53:4-6. Spend some time meditating on what it means that Jesus was “crushed” for your iniquities.
Bitterness Quiz
- Are you holding a grudge against someone?
- Do you assign hidden motives to others?
- Do you find it therapeutic to remember the pain of past hurt?
- Are you quick to point your finger at others?
- Do you assume the worst about someone?
- Are you seeking control of others by harboring resentment?
- Do you find it hard to believe that no one is as smart as you?
- Do you believe that your faults are not as great as the faults of others?
- Do you believe you have good reason to be bitter?
