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    Releasing the Bitterness: The 6 Steps According to God's Word
    Releasing the Bitterness: The 6 Steps According to God's Word
    Releasing the Bitterness: The 6 Steps According to God's Word
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    Releasing the Bitterness: The 6 Steps According to God's Word

    By Decembre Pierce

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    One Sunday afternoon after attending worship service at my church, His Kingdom Ministries in Durham, North Carolina, I sat alone in my room and began to talk with God. I wanted to know why a woman like me, who clearly LOVES the LORD with all my heart and soul, was battling so many storms back to back. At that very moment, while I was seeking Gods face, He reminded me that serving Him, honoring Him, and loving Him would NOT be an easy task and that the Devil WOULD try to destroy me every chance that he could. He also reminded me of all the things that He went through when He was here on earth. He told me that if I truly loved Him and believed in Him, that I would endure this pain with my head held high so that He could fulfill His destiny for my life and receive all the glory... Yes, I became angry and often rebellious to Gods word and plan for my life, but when it was all said and done, I knew where my help cometh from. I knew that without God, Id be totally lost and I just couldnt afford to be out of Gods will or His grace.
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    Release dateFeb 26, 2013
    ISBN9781468562019
    Releasing the Bitterness: The 6 Steps According to God's Word
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    Decembre Pierce

    Releasing the Bitterness is a 6-step book that will assist an individual to move from bitterness to wholeness. God desires for all His children to live and operate in love and peace and to have a sound mind. As Ms. Pierce stated in the Forward at the beginning of the book... One Sunday afternoon after attending worship service at my church, His Kingdom Ministries in Durham, North Carolina, I sat alone in my room and began to talk with God. I wanted to know why a woman like me, who clearly LOVES the LORD with all my heart and soul, was battling so many storms back to back. At that very moment, while I was seeking God’s face, He reminded me that serving Him, honoring Him, and loving Him would NOT be an easy task and that the Devil WOULD try to destroy me every chance that he could. He also reminded me of all the things that He went through when He was here on earth. He told me that if I truly loved Him and believed in Him, that I would endure this pain with my head held high so that He could fulfill His destiny for my life and receive all the glory... Yes, I became angry and often rebellious to God’s word and plan for my life, but when it was all said and done, I knew where my help cometh from. I knew that without God, I’d be totally lost and I just couldn’t afford to be out of God’s will or His grace. Ms. Decembre Pierce is currently a resident of Durham County, a published author, a mother of three children, the Founder and Executive Director of the LOVE Center Youth Mentoring Center and a graduate student of North Carolina Central University. Ms. Pierce was born and raised in a Christian home and became an Ordained Minister in February 2010. Although she always loved the Lord, her relationship with God became more personal and intimate when she joined His Kingdom Ministries in Durham, North Carolina, under the leadership of Apostle Janice Thomas and Bishop Randy Thomas. Ms. Pierce daily prayer is that people will allow God to heal and release them of any and all bitterness so that they may help others who are in bondage.

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      Releasing the Bitterness - Decembre Pierce

      © 2012 by Decembre Pierce. All rights reserved.

      No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted by any means without the written permission of the author.

      Published by AuthorHouse  04/01/2012

      ISBN: 978-1-4685-6203-3 (sc)

      ISBN: 978-1-4685-6201-9 (e)

      Library of Congress Control Number: 2012904576

      Any people depicted in stock imagery provided by Thinkstock are models, and such images are being used for illustrative purposes only.

      Certain stock imagery © Thinkstock.

      Because of the dynamic nature of the Internet, any web addresses or links contained in this book may have changed since publication and may no longer be valid. The views expressed in this work are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of the publisher, and the publisher hereby disclaims any responsibility for them.

      Chapters

      What is Bitterness?

      How Bitterness Affects the Heart

      6 Steps to Releasing the Bitterness

      First:

      Acknowledge that you are bitter.

      Second:

      Accepting what has caused you to become bitter.

      Third:

      Seeking God’s help in the releasing of bitterness.

      Forth:

      Offering and giving forgiveness to those that has contributed to your bitterness.

      Fifth:

      Putting God First!

      Sixth:

      Staying in the word!

      Total Freedom from Bitterness

      Releasing my Bitterness

      Book Reviews

      I thank God for giving you your many talents, and as you said it best in this book, The experiences of life are teaching experiences. As we begin to surrender all of our problems, heartaches and bitterness to our Heavenly Father in prayer and with a sincere heart, He WILL NOT only make all things new, but He will carry us through the storm. So, continue to ride out your storm Dee-Dee, and when you feel you have no one to turn to, continue to fall to your knees as you always do.

      —Kisha Pierce-Watford

      This book was very inspirational to me. I am grateful for God’s word because it is clear and concise. Thank you dearly Ms. Pierce for such a great book.

      —Pastor Denise James

      After reading this book, I realized that I was still harboring a lot of bitterness in my heart from past situations. I now know what I have to do and I am ready to follow any and all steps necessary to Release the Bitterness from my life.

      —Jennifer Green

      Credits

      * NKJV scriptures are derived from the New King James Version Holy Bible

      Copyright 1983, Thomas Nelson, Inc.

      -Purchased at Walmart on Roxboro Rd, Durham, NC

      * NLT scriptures are derived from the New Living Translation Holy Bible, Gift and Award Ed.

      Copyright 1996, Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.

      -Personal congratulatory gift given to me by Chowan College, now Chowan University, at my graduation in 2004.

      * Editing completed by Kisha Pierce-Watford

      3rd Grade Teacher, Southampton County, VA

      -Sister.

      * Illustrations/drawings by Parrish Izziah Pierce, Jr.

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