Prayer for Spiritual Bitterness

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Bitterness is a quiet poison that hardens the heart — but God offers freedom, healing, and the power to forgive.

Heavenly Father,
I bring my heart before You — raw, bruised, and carrying the weight of bitterness. I didn’t plan for this to grow inside me, but pain has lingered, and now resentment has taken root. Lord, I don’t want to live this way anymore.

I confess the anger, the unforgiveness, and the silent walls I’ve built around my heart. You know the wounds that caused it — and You alone have the power to heal them. I surrender my right to stay bitter. I give You my hurt, my offense, and even my pride.

Help me to forgive as You have forgiven me. Teach me to release what I’ve been holding on to. Let Your love soften every hardened place in me. I don’t want to just act free — I want to be free.

Your Word says in Hebrews that bitterness defiles, but Your Spirit cleanses. Cleanse my soul, renew my mind, and fill my heart with compassion where bitterness once lived.

I choose freedom. I choose healing. I choose to trust that You are the Righteous Judge and the Restorer of my peace.

In Jesus’ name,
Amen.

📖 Scriptures to Meditate On

• Ephesians 4:31–32 – “Get rid of all bitterness… Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you.”
• Hebrews 12:15 – “See to it… that no bitter root grows up to cause trouble and defile many.”