Welcome to 15 Minutes in the Word with New York Times best-selling author Joyce Meyer.

On today's program, Joyce will be teaching from her series, burnt, but not bitter. When we hold

on to feelings like rejection, betrayal, and disappointment, they can make us feel bitter and focused

on the people who have hurt us. If we aren't careful, we can get stuck in our pain,

unable to move forward and robbed of the freedom

that comes through forgiveness.

Today, Joyce wants to show us how, with God's help,

we can choose a lifestyle of forgiveness

and trust him to work out our hurt for his good.

Now here's Joyce with today's series,

Burt, but not bitter.

I love this scripture, Colossians 319. Now here's Joyce with today's series, Burt, but not bitter.

I love this scripture, Colossians 319, because it says,

husbands love your wives with an affectionate, sympathetic, selfless love that always seeks the best for her.

How many of you ladies like that?

I like that.

And husbands do not be bitter

are resentful toward your wife

because of the responsibilities of marriage.

So I was thinking that over and I thought,

now what in the world does that scripture mean?

Well, first of all, I mean, the same thing goes for wives.

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