Have you been offended by someone recently? Blogger and author Frank Viola gives us a few things to consider in his recent post “Living Without Offense.”
- You are usually offended when you are
judging the intent of someone’s heart as evil. When we do this, we are in the flesh
because “Love thinks no evil.” 9
times out of 10 when a Christian is offended with another believer, they
have merely misunderstood their fellow brother or sister in Christ and
have read things into what they said or did that aren’t there.
- Everything that comes into your life
has passed through God’s hands first and He works all things together for
your good.
- You’re too sensitive. The world doesn’t revolve around you and
your feelings. To follow Christ is
to pick up your cross. When you are
easily offended, there is still too much of you that is alive.
- The Lord is teaching you to live
above offense. He is trying to teach
you love.
- In light of the Lord’s reaction to
how He was treated, do you really have a right to be offended?
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