I didn't understand why I could feel so close to God yet feel so much anger whenever I came in contact with certain people or events. I had been forgiven, God was doing a mighty work of restoration, yet why did I still feel the guilt and shame of my sin. This study opened my eyes and peeled back the layers of anger and bitterness that I tried so hard to conceal. God didn't want me to conceal it. He wanted me to release it to Him. His desire for me was to be free of this stronghold that Satan had control over, free to become His humble servant. In this freedom alone can God continue the work He began in me so long ago, to be His "oak of righteousness". His love and grace would abound more and more as each page of this study was turned and applied to my life. He is my all in all!
