She
holds her own when it comes to knowing the ‘proper’ way to handle herself. IN person, she is a delight. Even with her frenemies, she knows they
cannot detect a smidge of edge in her conversation. But she feels it. Knows it. On the
inside. The cut of the words, the
smiles. She betrays herself. But only she knows the depth of her betrayal. This is not the kind of woman she wants to
be. Going through the charade that she
is fine. Over it. The disappointments have mounted. And they are choking out her joy. A garland of sadness decorates her insides.
And her peace is tucked away somewhere.
A peace that she can’t seem to get to. And she can’t seem to access just
by sheer will.
“You must remove all bitterness, rage, anger, threats, and insults, with all malice.
You must practice being kind to one another tender-hearted, forgiveness one another, just as God through Christ has graciously forgiven you.”
Ephesians
4:31-32
Bitterness
– Greek Lexicon
pikria
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Pronunciation
pē-krē'-ä (Key)
|
1. bitter
gall
1. extreme
wickedness
2. a
bitter root, and so producing a bitter fruit
3. metaph.
bitterness, bitter hatred
Strongs Concordance:
pik-ree'-ah; acridity (especially poison), literally or
figuratively:—bitterness.
Wrath/rage
thymos
|
Pronunciation
thü-mo's (Key)
|
1. passion,
angry, heat, anger forthwith boiling up and soon subsiding again
2. glow,
ardour, the wine of passion, inflaming wine (which either drives the drinker
mad or kills him with its strength)
Anger
orgē
|
Pronunciation
or-gā'
|
1. anger,
the natural disposition, temper, character
2. movement
or agitation of the soul, impulse, desire, any violent emotion, but esp. anger
3. anger,
wrath, indignation
4. anger
exhibited in punishment, hence used for punishment itself
1. of
punishments inflicted by magistrates
Clamor
kraugē
|
Pronunciation
krau-gā' (Key)
|
Slander
blasphēmia
|
Pronunciation
blä-sfā-mē'-ä (Key)
|
1. slander,
detraction, speech injurious, to another's good name
2. impious
and reproachful speech injurious to divine majesty
Pulls away/put away
airō
|
Pronunciation
ī'-rō (Key)
|
1. to
move from its place
2. to
take off or away what is attached to anything
3. to
remove
4. to
carry off, carry away with one
5. to
appropriate what is taken
6. to
take away from another what is his or what is committed to him, to take by
force
7. to
take and apply to any use
8. to
take from among the living, either by a natural death, or by violence
9. cause
to cease
Same word used in:
Matthew 9:16 (talked about in this lesson)
"Besides, who would patch old clothing with old cloth? For the new patch would shrink and rip away from the old cloth, leaving an even bigger tear than before"
charizomai
|
Pronunciation
khä-rē'-zo-mī (Key)
|
You
must practice being kind to one another tender-hearted, forgiveness one
another, just as God through Christ has graciously forgiven you.”
What
does forgiveness look like?
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