I was also crying because I was filled with bitterness and anger and I couldn' t seem to stop these destructive feelings. Bitterness is deadly. It leads to other sins like resentment, anger, hatred, arrogance. I have been reading The Applause of Heaven by Max Lucado. Someone doesn't meet your expectations.
Promises go unfulfilled.
Verbal pistols are drawn, and a round of words is fired. A collision of the hull of your heart against the reef of someone's actions. Precious energy escapes, coating the surface of your soul with the deadly film of resentment. A black blanket of bitterness darkens your world, dims your sight, sours your outlook, and suffocates your joy. At the end of this chapter Mr. Lucado writes about mercy and grace.