Ep 11 - Overcoming Bitterness with Linda Graf

Have you ever struggled with bitterness? You're not alone. In this episode, Rachel sits down with Linda Graf — wife, mother, Bible teacher, musician, and author of Bitter Truth: My Story of Bitterness, Grace, and Repentance. Linda opens up about her personal journey through bitterness and how she was healed by God’s grace. She shares powerful insights from her book and the accompanying Bible study, offering encouragement to anyone walking a similar path. Rachel and Linda dive into the importance of repentance, and Rachel reflects on timeless wisdom she learned from her mother.

What You’ll Hear:

• Linda’s story of recognizing and confronting bitterness
• Encouragement for anyone struggling with unforgiveness
• A candid conversation about spiritual growth and healing

Resources Mentioned:

• Bitter Truth: My Story of Bitterness, Grace, and Repentance by Linda Graf
• Bitter Truth Study Guide (10 lessons to fight bitterness) by Linda Graf
• Linda's Website: https://lindagraf.org
• The Speed of Trust by Stephen MR Covey
• Unoffendable by Brant Hansen
• Respectable Sins by Jerry Bridges

Bible Verses Mentioned:

• James 5:16 “Therefore, confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person has great power, and it is working.” ESV
• Philippians 2:3-4 “Do nothing from selfish ambition or conceit, but in humility count others more significant than yourselves. Let each of you look not only to his own interests, but also to the interests of others.” ESV
• Jeremiah 17:5-9 “Thus says the Lord: “Cursed is the man who trusts in man and makes flesh his strength, whose heart turns away from the Lord. He is like a shrub in the desert and shall not see any good come. He shall dwell in the parched places of the wilderness, in an uninhabited salt land. “Blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord, whose trust is the Lord. He is like a tree planted by water that sends out its roots by the stream, and does not fear when heat comes, for its leaves remain green, and is not anxious in the year of drought, for it does not cease to bear fruit. The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately sick; who can understand it?" ESV
• Ephesians 4:32 “Be kind to one another, tender hearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you.” ESV
• Romans 12:2 “Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.” ESV