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Bitterness and Unforgiveness | Episode 4 — Already In You Podcast

Sometimes the hardest place to sit is in the silence between what you believed God would do and what's actually happening in your life. Even John the Baptist knew that feeling — sitting in a prison cell while Jesus was out healing the sick and raising the dead. He baptized Him. He pointed the crowds to Him. And now, from behind bars, he sent his disciples to Him with one question: "Are you the one, or should we expect someone else?"

That's offense. That's the quiet resentment that creeps in when God's timing doesn't match ours — when we're doing what He asked and it feels like everyone else is getting the miracle.

In Episode 4, we sit in John's cell for a minute. We talk about what it means to be offended at God without ever saying the word "offended." We'll look at what Jesus' answer to John actually reveals, and why the same power that kept John's calling secure is already in you too.

It's already in you. Let's walk in it.

Bitterness and Unforgiveness | Episode 3 — Already In You Podcast

Some things we carry longer than we should. Bitterness takes root quietly — in the places we've been hurt, overlooked, or let down. And unforgiveness? It feels like strength, but it's slowly cracking the ground beneath us.

In Episode 3, we get real about what it looks like to resent God even if that's not what you want to call it. We'll talk about where bitterness comes from, what it costs you, and how the power to walk in forgiveness isn't something you have to find — it's already been given to you.

It's already in you. Let's walk in it.

Ask yourself.

- How big is my God?

To understand His sovereignty puts unforgiveness in check.

NOTHING is more powerful than Him and NO ONE can derail that!

What you think doesn't matter. What they think? Completely Irrelevant!

There is only One whose thoughts shift circumstance and turn evil to good. What does He think?

When Jesus said "Forgive, so your sins may be forgiven you", it was FOR you and me (Matthew 6:14 - 15).

He knew that in any given circumstance, we could be on the either side of the pain. I could be the one receiving the pain. I could also be the one giving the pain. This way, I'm covered regardless.

When you wrong me, I'm the victim. You're dead to me.

But what happens when I wrong you? Am I dead too?

I no longer want to know you.....

After the creation of Earth, there was a gap. A void, formless, dark gap. But that's not where the story ended. You and I are proof.

In the gaps, don't let anxiety trick you. The Maker is still making. Do not strive with Him. He doesn't need your help.

Give me oil in my lamp

Keep me burning

Give me oil in my lamp

I pray

Give me oil in my lamp

Keep me burning

Keep me burning til the break of day.

In the midst of anxiety, we often fantasize on desired outcomes. But what are you willing to exchange to get them? Is your focus on what you want or on Who you need?