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Are you struggling with the pain of your past? Maybe someone betrayed you and you just can\\u2019t make sense of it. Or perhaps you\\u2019re still in the midst of a toxic situation and losing hope for a way out. Or maybe you\\u2019re wondering why God isn\\u2019t using you. You love Him and long to do His will, only to find yourself always sitting on the sidelines

Over the years in my counseling and ministry there has been one thing that has held people back more than anything.

More than a lack of resources. More than even dysfunctional family dynamics.

That one thing is BITTERNESS.

Before you go clicking away and saying, Pss, I know that and that\\u2019s not what I struggle with, allow me the grace to challenge you a moment.

1. You didn\\u2019t click this by mistake
2. Bitterness is extremely difficult to see to the naked eye (especially your own eye) as it hides behind layers of pain, pretending and justification,\\xa0

In other words bitterness is deceptive. And the worst part about deception is that you don\\u2019t know you\\u2019re being deceived.\\xa0

So I want to challenge your heart today. If you want to be used by God, if you want God\\u2019s love to flow through you, then stay with me\\u2026.