Guided Prayer
One · Pause
Be still for a moment. Breathe in slowly, and out slowly — three times. There is no hurry here, and no one is watching.
Be still, and know that I am God.
Psalm 46:10 · KJV
Two · Check in
What have you been replaying? How long has it been growing?
Three · Scripture · King James Version
“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 · KJV
“Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice:”
Ephesians 4:31 · KJV
“Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord.”
Romans 12:19 · KJV
Four · Reflection
Bitterness is a root; it grows quietly and spreads. Vengeance belongs to God, which means you are allowed to put it down.
Five · Pray this
Father, bitterness has taken root in me and I do not want it. I give the judgment back to You — You repay justly. Pull up this root and keep my heart soft. In Jesus' name, amen.
Six · Now in your own words
Hand the case to God: 'This is Yours to judge, not mine to carry.'
Seven · Private journal
What I keep rehearsing, and what I am ready to hand over.
Eight · One practical step
Stop one conversation or thought loop that feeds it.
Before you go
You can be honest about the wrong and still be free of it.