Parents wonder why they can't love their children. Children wonder why they can't love their parents. Husbands and wives wonder why they can't love their spouses, why they can't break through the barrier. Bitterness has so many little sprouts to it. Distrust is one of them.
Insecurity is another.
Spiritual Stumbling Blocks B itterness creates a cloak of guilt. We know we shouldn't feel the way we do toward others, and we know God doesn't want us to be full of resentment. We sense a barrier between God and us and begin to doubt our salvation. Bitterness also hinders our influence for Christ. When we allow bitterness to take over our lives, that bitterness spills over into the lives of those around us.