Key Verse – John 14:6 - Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father (God) except through me.

Matthew 5:8 - Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God.

Proverbs 4:26 - Give careful thought to the paths for your feet and be steadfast in all your ways.

Acts 3:19 - Repent, then, and turn to God, so that your sins may be wiped out, that times of refreshing may come from the Lord,

*REPENT – Having a good long Think about Lies we’ve told ourselves about what would truly make us happy, & what it has Cost us & others. Having a Change of Mind & Heart, & making a U-Turn Away from Old Destructive Paths & On to Jesus Good Path. Come to our Senses & Come Home. (Prodigal Son)

*The Shortest Distance between You & the Person you Want to Become, is the TRUTH. When Deeply Honest, God’s Love & Healing Flows IN.

John 8:32 - Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”

LET’S MAKE 5 MORAL INVENTORIES. LET’S DO SOME SERIOUS WORK, FACE THE FACTS ABOUT OURSELVES, & REPENT.

1. Resentment Inventory - (Pg. 125 in Black Fix Workbook) *Create 4 Column Chart as your Resentment Inventory:

Column 1 – Person I hold a resentment toward? Ex. My Mother, Column 2 – What this person did to me? Ex. Was Critical,

Column 3 – How this behavior affected me? Ex. Never felt good enough, Column 4 - What role I played in this episode? Ex. Was unruly kid.

*Think back through Your Whole Life & List Every Person, Place, Thing, Situation, Institution, Idea, or even God, that has Wounded, Offended, or Hurt You in some way. **Write down Everything that has ever Hacked you Off, Even a Little.

*Resentment – A Bitter Indignation at having been Treated Unfairly. Emotionally Living a Past Injury as if it were Repeatedly Happening Currently.

*Humans are Velcro for Resentments – We start Picking them up Shortly after leaving the Womb, & Sadly Most People take Truckloads to the Grave!

*Most of us are Unaware of the Depth of Grievances, unresolved Anger, & Resentment, at Ourselves for Failing, Circumstances, Others, & Even God.

Ephesians 4:26-27 - 26 “In your anger do not sin”: Do not let the sun go down while you are still angry, 27 and do not give the devil a foothold.

*Grudges, Resentment, & Brushed Aside Anger, will Corrode Our Life.

Gen. 4 – Cain Killed Abel, cause felt God liked Abel better. *Grudges are Cancerous. Like Smoking to the Lungs, are Resentments to the Soul.

Matthew 5:23-24 - 23 “Therefore, if you are offering your gift at the altar and there remember that your brother or sister has something against you, 24 leave your gift there in front of the altar. First go and be reconciled to them; then come and offer your gift.

*The People who Hurt Us are Spiritually Sick, just like We Are. Do we Punish someone for being Sick? No, We try to Help them.

*Realize No One starts off life “To be a Jerk!” No One gets to Choose the Body, Home, Parents, Family, Environment, School, or Place they’re born into.

Matthew 7:5 - You hypocrite, first take the plank out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother’s eye.

Colossians 3:13 - Bear with each other and forgive one another if any of you has a grievance against someone. Forgive as the Lord forgave you. You Can Forgive Everyone!

2. Fear Inventory – (Pg. 126 in Black Fix Workbook) *Create 2 Column Chart: Column 1 – Write Down the People, Places, Things, Situations, Institutions, Ideas, or even God, that you are Afraid of. Ex. Afraid of Disappointing People. Column 2 – How my fear of these things has affected me. Ex. Has led to my saying yes to things I don’t want to do and becoming resentful toward others.

Isaiah 41:10- So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.

3. Sexual Conduct Inventory – (Pg. 127 in Black Fix Workbook) *Create 3 Column Chart: Column 1 – List all the people you have hurt sexually? Ex. My Ex Girlfriend or Boyfriend Column 2 – What was the Cause of my sexual conduct? Ex. Selfishly seeking validation & proof relationship was solid Column 3 – What should I have done differently instead? Ex. Should have shared my insecurities and asked for reassurance

1 Corinthians 6:18-20 - 18 Flee from sexual immorality. All other sins a person commits are outside the body, but whoever sins sexually, sins against their own body. 19 Do you not know that your bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; 20 you were bought at a price. Therefore honor God with your bodies.

4. Harms Done Inventory – (Pg. 128 in Black Fix Workbook) *Create 3 Column Chart: 1. Whom did I harm? 2. What was the cause of my conduct? 3. What should I have done instead?

Matthew 7:12 - So in everything, do to others what you would have them do to you, for this sums up the Law and the Prophets.

5. Skeletons in the Closet Inventory – (Pg. 129 in Black Fix Workbook) *Create 2 Column Chart: 1. What secret am I keeping that I don’t want anyone else to know about? 2. How does keeping this secret impact my life?

Proverbs 28:13 - Whoever conceals their sins does not prosper, but the one who confesses and renounces them finds mercy.