Bitterness Said “Build a Wall,” Jesus Brought a Sledgehammer
17 October 2025

Bitterness Said “Build a Wall,” Jesus Brought a Sledgehammer

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A quiet confession opens the door: being forgotten can bruise a soul deeper than we admit. From a small hotel room in Arequipa, while traveling and staying ahead on upcoming shows, we speak to the listener who feels unseen, the one carrying silent wounds that never found closure. Bitterness can look like strength, but it slowly becomes a hidden prison. It promises protection, yet keeps the heart locked away from love.


This episode offers a way out, a path from bitterness to freedom. Grace meets us where striving ends and whispers, “Come to me.” It’s not a pep talk or a demand to try harder. It’s God living His life in you when you’ve run out of your own strength. His nearness in the silence is the quiet truth behind every fear: you are never forsaken, never forgotten, never unseen.


From that place of grace, we walk the slow, honest road of forgiveness, the kind that begins as a decision long before feelings catch up. We talk about releasing closure to God’s justice, forgiving again when old memories sting, and learning to rest in the Shepherd who carries us home.


We name the hard truths: sometimes you must forgive what wasn’t done, the message that never came, the friend who disappeared, the years no one asked how you were. But forgiveness, when chosen again and again, becomes the daily decision that frees your future from old wounds.


We end where hope lives not in wishful thinking, but in confident assurance that the Great I Am is with you here and now. His grace doesn’t erase the past; it transforms it, teaching you to breathe again, to live today in His presence, and to trust that His love still holds your story.


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