Overcoming Bitterness
- Christian Living
- World Religions
- Publisher: Baker Books (Baker Publishing Group)
- Published: 2021
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Publisher's Description
Bitterness is a destructive poison, yet we all struggle with it sometimes due to circumstances our sovereign God has allowed. In a world full of struggle, we must take care that difficult circumstances do not feed a bitter spirit within us. In this honest and hopeful book, pastor and counselor Stephen Viars shows you how to avoid the pitfalls of a bitter heart as you walk through our fallen world. When we learn to process bitterness biblically and effectively, we can move from life's greatest hurts to a life filled with joy.
Endorsements (5)
“In Overcoming Bitterness, Pastor Steve Viars provides practical biblical counsel for an issue that everyone faces at one time or another. Yet, few of us truly understand bitterness biblically. Steve artfully, compassionately, and comprehensively addresses bitterness both as a lament over suffering to be brought to our caring Father and as a heart issue of sin to be brought to our forgiving Savior. Overcoming Bitterness will be a wonderfully beneficial equipping tool for individuals and small groups, and for pastors and counselors.”
“This wonderful volume helpfully addresses an all too common heart issue by carefully and comprehensively walking us through biblical teaching and examples that show how the grace of God in Christ can enable us to overcome bitterness. It often reads like a good biblical counseling session and will be of great help to both counselors and counselees.”
Dr. Jim Newheiser
“Pastor Steve’s latest offering, Overcoming Bitterness, tackles a much-needed but oft-neglected topic. People from all walks of life can carry and harbor pockets of bitterness, and we can all too frequently ignore the fruit of bitterness in our life. With a pastor’s heart and a counselor’s skill, Viars brings biblical clarity and practical counsel for this common issue. Readers will be surprised, encouraged, and convicted by the helpful counsel contained in this brief book. I commend it to you heartily!”
“Guiding people to see bitterness from behavioral, conditional, and heart perspectives is brilliant! Dr. Viars writes with the precision of a theologian and the practicality of a pastor. This is a great read and very helpful for people who truly want to address bitterness.”
Dr. Nicolas Ellen
“This book brims with hope for the bitter person and for those who live with them. This will be an extremely helpful resource for biblical counselors.”
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