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.

Life sometimes can get tough.

Anybody agree with that?

All right.

Nobody ever ends up with a testimony.

How many of you love hearing a good testimony?

Nobody ever has a testimony if they haven't had a test. And so we're going to be tested. And not only will the enemy try to test us, but God himself will test us. David even

prayed for God to test him. I don't pray that prayer real often, but you know.

I mean, David prayed, oh God try me, test me,

see if there's any wicked thing in me.

Wow, that's nerve.

We love to hear great testimonies.

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