1. God’s Survival Guide Part 11 - “Release Your Resentments"

2. Release your ________________. RESENTMENTS

3. James 1:20 For man’s anger does not bring about the righteous life that God desires.

4. Psalm 37:8 Refrain from anger and turn from wrath; do not fret—it leads only to evil.

5. Hebrews 12:15 See to it that no one misses the grace of God and that no bitter root grows up to cause trouble and defile many.

6. Ephesians 4:26; 31 “In your anger do not sin”: Do not let the sun go down while you are still angry, 31 Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger, brawling and slander, along with every form of malice.

7. Colossians 3:13 Bear with each other and forgive whatever grievances you may have against one another. Forgive as the Lord forgave you.

8. Trust God’s _________. JUSTICE JUSTICE

9. Romans 12:17-19 Do not repay anyone evil for evil. Be careful to do what is right in the eyes of everybody. 18 If it is possible, as far as it depends on you, live at peace with everyone. 19 Do not take revenge, my friends, but leave room for God’s wrath, for it is written: “It is mine to avenge; I will repay,” says the Lord.

10. Genesis 42:36 Their father Jacob said to them, “You have deprived me of my children. Joseph is no more and Simeon is no more, and now you want to take Benjamin. Everything is against me!”

11. Genesis 43:8-9 Then Judah said to Israel his father, “Send the boy along with me and we will go at once, so that we and you and our children may live and not die. 9 I myself will guarantee his safety; you can hold me personally responsible for him. If I do not bring him back to you and set him here before you, I will bear the blame before you all my life.

12. Genesis 37:27 Come, let’s sell him to the Ishmaelites and not lay our hands on him; after all, he is our brother, our own flesh and blood.” His brothers agreed.

13. Genesis 38:26 Judah said, “She is more righteous than I, since I wouldn’t give her to my son Shelah.” And he did not sleep with her again.

15. God’s Survival Guide Next Week: Part 12 - “Give God Your Guilt"