Okay, one of my big theme ideas and 30 years of preaching had something to do a bitterness.

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One of my big theme ideas and

one of my big theme ideas and 30 years of preaching. Does it begin with the word

pain? You can start with pain. Pain can make you better or bitter.

Yeah, right?

Yeah, something like that.

It's usually trials or diversity.

Depends what the theme is that week, but you know, valleys,

but really pain, trials trials you have a choice it's going to be a part of your life one way or another

pain and trials will be a part of God you can allow God to use it and you become better or you become bitter and whenever I preach on that

and I've done it many times over the years you know I'll ask the audience do you know more

bitter people or do you know more better people guess what the answer always is better more better yeah that's

interesting don't handle bitterness well and it you know and it could be the exact

same trial in one person you're like how are they better how are they and this

person went through the same thing and you don't even want to be near them and

they're mad at their spouse they're mad at their life they're mad at. And so bitterness is a part of all of our lives.

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