Bitterness Ephesians 4:31 NLT tells us to get rid of all bitterness, rage, anger, harsh words and slander as well all types of evil behavior. Bitterness is a heart posture issue that needs immediate attention. I believe bitterness stems from being hurt, whether from an offense, rejection, disappointment, loss, being ignored/overlooked, abused, compared, or ridiculed. All of these are the sparks that cause the flame of bitterness to be ignited. But God wants to extinguish those flames and show us how to stop the fire from burning us and others up for good. 

As you listen, you'll hear about Naomi and you find her story in the book of Ruth 1. Then Ahithophel's story goes back to 2 Samuel 11 to 2 Samuel 12 this is the start of his bitterness we see it grow in 2 Samuel 15:31 , 2 Samuel 16:18-23, 2 Samuel 17:1-4, 14,23. 

Absalom we see his bitterness began 2 Samuel 13-18 Joab is in those chapters as well. 

Those men didn't see their bitterness like Naomi did and they didn't get free of it like she did either. It cost them lives. we can't let it cost us ours. God desires to fill switch His love and use us for His glory and that requires us to be free from bitterness and all evil behavior. 

I pray this helps and blesses you as it blesses me. I love you. 

Be blessed but, more importantly be a blessing. 

Prayer is our way to be intimate with the Lord. Prayer enhances our relationship with Him. Let's here how we can pray and learn more about prayer. 

Just a little piece of my heart....... Words really do have power and the negative words cause so much damage. People may have projected their hurt, fear, guilt and shame onto you. That's not okay but, we can't return the favor. Someone may have judged, belittled, made fun of us but, that's their heart not a true assessment of us and vice versa if it our words went out.  I know this myself as I have said some which I'm sorry for and I've heard some that I'm still healing from. As I believe most of us are and that's the reason for this message. God wants to change and heal our hearts so, that what flows in and out of them is His unfailing love. Luke 6:45 For out the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks. So with the help of His Holy Spirit we can stand on guard of our mouths. Proverbs 4:23 NKJV Keep your heart with all diligence, For out of it springs the issues of life. we know the heart is deceitfully wicked for who could know it? God does and He wants to make our hearts more like His. Will we give Him our hearts? Will we get on His operating table and the heart specialist clean our hearts? We are given self control but, don't have to depend on our own strength to win the war against our very real enemy. the enemy that wants to see us destroyed. God has great plans for us, plans for hope and a future.  Let's use our good words for more good things towards one another. I love you, Be blessed but more importantly be a blessing. 

How we talk to others is important to God. He wants us to love one another and to put one another above ourselves. This message I believe will help us to see how to get some habits out of the way and bring some new healthy practices into play. I pray it blesses you and sheds some light on some things. I love you. Be blessed but, more importantly be a blessing. 

What we say to and about ourselves shapes our lives. Proverbs 18:21 NLT tells us that life and death are in the power of the tongue.That means we have to stop self sabotaging ourselves with our words, killing our dreams and self esteem with our words, stop complaining and grumbling, stop lying, stop cursing (using foul language, profanity). Matthew 15:11 NLT It's not what goes into your mouth that defiles you; you are defiled by the words that come out of your mouth. God is calling for us to be careful and intentional about what comes out of our mouths. Lives depend on those words. Proverbs 16:24 NLT Kind words are like honey sweet to the soul and healthy to the body. We are held accountable for every word spoken and not spoken. Obedience and disobedience. Our enemy wants us to say the wrong things or to shut up to ruin our destiny but, God say watch what you say. Let me speak for you. Like He told Moses. And the Lord said to him "Who gave man his mouth? Exodus 4:11 Let us put to use God's words and speak life not death. Let's speak blessings not curses. Study and memorize the word so when the enemy rises up against us we have the sword of he Spirit (God's Word) ready. 

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What we allow ourselves to watch has an effect on us. we must put in beauty and peace to exude beauty and peace. We are what we consume. God wants us to be consumed by Him and His power to exude all that He is in the earth. 

God is doing a NEW thing in our lives and He wants us to see it. God does things differently , shows up at different times but, Always when and how we need. Let's ask Him to keep us focused on Him so, we won't miss out on what He wants to do in, through, and for us. 

It's important for us to know the fruits of the Spirit and check ourselves to see if how we act matches those fruit. As believers (disciples of Christ) the fruit we exhibit (how we act) plants seeds in others to be watered by another and God gives the increase (a tree grows) and God gets the glory. The fruits of the Spirit are given to us from the Lord, we must remain in Him to receive the Holy Spirit. Galatians 5:22-23 NLT tells us what the fruits of the Spirit are. John 15:1-8;16-17 Tells us that we that we are the trees and Jesus is the vine, we need to stay in Him to bear fruit. Let's hear more of what the Lord has to say.... 

Let's look up to the hills from which cometh our help. Psalm 121:1 NLT In all of these stories we see where they looked up and came out. When we look up we'll see the light at the end of the tunnel and know that we too are coming out. 

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Be blessed but, More importantly be a blessing.

I love you,

D. Malone