CHAPTER 10 : Anger and Bitterness: The Emotion of a Rehearsed Offense

Anger itself is not the problem. Ephesians 4 says, “Be angry, and don’t sin,” but warns us not to let anger remain long enough to become a foothold. Anger is an immediate response to something wrong, while bitterness is what happens when that anger is stored, rehearsed, and repeatedly revisited. Over time, the original offense may stay the same, but the story we tell about it can grow, assigning motives and details that were never there. Bitterness can feel like justice, but the debt we keep collecting is paid by us, not by the person who hurt us.

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