Welcome to the Leadership Now Podcast with Dr. Aaron Rock hosted on Beachhead Media and other

podcasting platforms. Aaron has served as a pastor, a chaplain, a professor, a writer, and a

speaker, and he has a keen interest in helping other Christians

to think Christianly about all of life.

So on this show we talk about the nuts and bolts of theology, church life, cultural issues, ethics, and other relevant matters that will help you to leave better now.

I'm your host, Chris Yeelman, and today we're going to be continuing our series called Overlooked Emotional Sins and today we're

going to deal with the issue of bitterness. Bitterness is often overlooked

because it's considered part of the human experience but if it is left undelt with it's considered part of the human experience, but if it is left undeelt with,

it's going to not only impede reconciliation,

but it's also going to ruin you as a person.

And so, Aaron, maybe you could get us started today

by talking about why this is such a significant issue and especially an issue for Christians to consider.

We spend every day of our lives in relationships with other people, our spouses perhaps, our children, classmates, church folks,

we are relational beings and inevitably if we're in relationships with people, offenses

are going to arise.

Sometimes those offenses are unintended,

which makes it a little easier

to avoid bitterness because the person didn't intend it,

although you can assume they intended it

when they didn't intend it.

Other times offenses are intentional

and there's people out there that are a little vicious or selfish and they intend to hurt you.

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