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Remember ye not the former things, neither consider the things of old.  Behold, I will do a new thing; now it shall spring forth; shall ye not know it?  I will even make a way in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert.                    - Isaiah 43:18-19  Whew!  It's been a journey!  While I am glad to be this far into it, I am saddened that not everything that the Lord has done was documented.  HOWEVER, I will share as He brings it to my remembrance.    I will be using this to post my studies that I share twice a month in church and also to share my personal studies as they arise and the Lord leads me to share them.   The grief and healing journey I have been on since my son passed from suicide is more of an in-person ministry right now as it is a raw and sensitive situation.  I am very protective over my son and his sisters and have an obligation to protect their privacy. I may ...
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The Echo of Unforgiveness: Be Careful What You Believe

I’ve learned the hard way that not every tear means truth… and not every story told is free from the poison of bitterness.

Bitterness has a voice. It talks. And when it talks, it doesn’t sound angry....it sounds wounded. It sounds convincing. It wraps itself in just enough truth to hook your compassion, and then quietly begins to twist your perception of someone else.

"Looking diligently lest any man fail of the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up trouble you, and thereby many be defiled." -Hebrews 12:15

I’ve seen lives destroyed, reputations shattered, and relationships torn apart—not because someone did something wrong, but because someone else refused to forgive. And that refusal became a lens through which every action was judged and every word was distorted.

"He that answereth a matter before he heareth it, it is folly and shame unto him." -Proverbs 18:13

When we don’t deal with our own pain, we start recruiting others into it. 

Misery wants validation. 

Bitterness wants an audience. 

And unforgiveness? It wants allies.

Don’t believe everything someone tells you about another person......especially if they’ve never forgiven that person.  I will even go as far as saying that it is a DANGEROUS thing to believe the fables of the bitter.  And while there are quite a bit of signs that one has unforgiveness in their heart towards someone.... one of the telltale signs is that they have nothing nice to say about them and they refuse to rejoice when something good happens in the other persons life.


Check your spirit. Pray for clarity. 
Listen for what's not being said just as much as what is.

"Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God..." -1 John 4:1 

Because the enemy doesn’t always come at us with lies that sound evil.

Sometimes he just whispers, “Look at what they did to me…”

And if we’re not careful, we become part of someone else's unhealed offense.

"Charity... thinketh no evil; rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth;" -1 Corinthians 13:5-6 

Guard your heart!
Discern the fruit!


And always, ALWAYS ask.....Is this coming from love, or from a wound that’s still bleeding?

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