Laying down the enmity with lifeLaying down the enmity with life

Esau let out “a loud and bitter cry”

Esau’s StoryEsau’s Story

Laying down the enmity with lifeLaying down the enmity with life

"I loathe my very life; therefore I will give free rein to my complaint and speak out in the bitterness of my soul”

Job’s StoryJob’s Story

Laying down the enmity with lifeLaying down the enmity with life

“In bitterness of soul Hannah wept much”

Hannah’s StoryHannah’s Story

Laying down the enmity with lifeLaying down the enmity with life

Don't call me Naomi," she told them. "Call me Mara, because the Almighty has made my life very bitter

Naomi’s StoryNaomi’s Story

Laying down the enmity with lifeLaying down the enmity with life

“David was greatly distressed because the men were talking of stoning him; each one was bitter in spirit because of his sons and daughters”

The Story of David and his Fighting MenThe Story of David and his Fighting Men

What bitterness feels like:What bitterness feels like:

 Angry , Discontented , Heavy, Sadness, Grief

Why?Why?

How David’s response was different fromHow David’s response was different fromthose of his menthose of his men

David was greatly distressed because the men were talking of stoning him; each one was bitter in spirit because of his sons and daughters. But David found strength in the Lord his God

The Solution is Right at The Door The Solution is Right at The Door

“See to it that no one fails to obtain the grace of God; that no root of bitterness springs up and causes trouble,

and by it many become defiled”

Hebrews, The Bible

“if you do not  forgive men, then your Father will not forgive your transgressions”

God wants to do something new in yourGod wants to do something new in yourlife todaylife today

“See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the desert and streams in the wasteland”

Isaiah, The Bible

God wants to do something new in yourGod wants to do something new in yourlife todaylife today

“I have been deprived of peace; I have forgotten what prosperity is. So I say, "My splendor is gone and all that I had hoped from the Lord.

I remember my affliction and my wandering, the bitterness and the gall. I well remember them,

and my soul is downcast within me

Yet this I call to mind and therefore I have hope:Because of the Lord's great love we are not

consumed, for his compassions never fail. They They are new every morningare new every morning; great is your

faithfulness

Letting go of the ‘why’ question in your lifeLetting go of the ‘why’ question in your life

“The Lord blessed the latter part of Job's life more than the first”

Job, The Bible