Wherever you are on your journey to know and love God,

Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary wants to come alongside you to empower you to further serve in your local context.

Southeastern offers a variety of flexible degree options to equip you to serve in your local church, on the mission field, or in the relationships you engage with on a daily basis.

Southeastern believes God has commanded each of us to go and make disciples by teaching his word and sharing the truth about Jesus Christ.

That's why they offer a diverse selection of certificate programs, master's degrees, and advanced degrees to help equip women to serve in the church and fulfill the Great Commission.

Southeastern would be privileged to play a part in your growth in God's word and your training to fulfill the Great Commission in all of life.

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Welcome to the Journey Women Podcast. I'm your host, Hunter Bealus.

Life's a journey we were never meant to walk alone. We all need friends along the way.

On the Journey Women Podcast, we'll chat with mentors about gracefully navigating the seasons and challenges we face on our journeys to glorify God.

Today, we're starting a brand new series called Blind Spots. Here's the thing about blind spots. They are by definition difficult for us to see. We're blind to them.

No matter how much we want to consider our blind spots, we can't do it alone.

Our aim with this series is to gain the insight of those who are able to see so that they can come alongside us even at a distance and help us identify and humbly repent of the sins that we might be entertaining that we are blind to.

And today, we're talking about the blind spot of unforgiveness with my friend, Vanita Reisner.

Vanita is passionate about helping others find hope and joy in the midst of suffering. She and her husband Joel live in Rollinworth, Carolina, and they have four daughters between the two of them.

Vanita holds degrees from University of Virginia and stands for No Big Deal, and she's the author of two books, The Scars That Have Shaped Me, and Walking Through Fire.

Vanita, welcome to the Journey Women Podcast. Thank you, Hunter. I'm so excited to be here.

You are someone I've wanted to have on the show for a really long time. We've kind of known each other at a distance because we both have spoken at the Gospel Coalition Women's Conference.

And it's long overdue, my friend. I'm sorry it's taken so long.

I'm so excited to be here to talk about one of my passions actually. I was so excited when you asked me.

This was really cool. We had been planning this series called Blind Spots, and we're going to talk about things that we often interface with in our daily lives as Christians that we may not think about a lot, but that are impacting every moment of every day.

And one of those things for me has been dealing with unforgiveness and bitterness, even some unforgiveness that I may not even acknowledge or be aware of in my own heart.

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