Don’t get offended! (Part Two) by Elaine Davenport (Wednesday, September 19, 2007)
17 Sep 2007 Leave a Comment
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* Please if you didn’t read Part One; please read it NOW. Thank you.
and Now salvation, and strength, and the kingdom of our God, and the power of His Christ have come, for the accuser of our brethren, who accused them before our God day and night, has been cast down. And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony, and they did not love their lives to the death. (Revelation 12:10-11 NKJV)
THERE WAS A GROUP OF PEOPLE WHO SPENT YEARS THINKING THE ENEMY WAS THE WHITE MAN. THAT ISN’T TRUE. YOU CAN’T SEE THE ENEMY; UNLESS OF COURSE YOU LOOK REAL HARD!
We shall overcome is the basis of the Christian walk. That’s why other people think Christians are so arrogant. It’s because they don’t understand our goals, our preparation and our training. We already know who the enemy is. We already know we’ll be persecuted. We already know there will be much to overcome. We already know there will be a battle and we already know that we win! The sin of offense is simply another thing that we must overcome. That’s all it is.
HOW DO WE OVERCOME OFFENSE
The best way to overcome offense is to cast our cares on God. It’s a load and it calls for you to be self focused and secretly or openly angry as well as unforgiving. Offensive takes you out of the game and forces you to sit on the sidelines. It takes you out of the will of God. It blocks healing, Blessings, communication, progress, faith and productivity. It can be like a festering wound unattended.
SIDE BAR
They actually teach classes to people in how not to offend people. They call it Rational Emotive Language when one uses languages that causes people to react emotionally. They teach that it’s by not using the word “you” or speaking with a accusatory style, manner or using those types of words. I’ve tried it; it works. The truth of the matter is that people are fragile but we can put on the shield of faith and gain strength from wisdom and revelation in this area.
Another way to overcome offense is to immediately forgive. Being polite to someone or being nice to someone is NOT forgiving them. DON’T FOOL YOURSELF! I’ve done that too. That type of feel good zone is only part of your imagination. You are not in God’s perfect will when you “say” that you’ve forgiven someone and you’re harboring what they’ve done to you. We all have different situations so go to the Word of God about yours.
Other ways to overcome offense are: prayer, practicing humility, being sincerely loving, talking out the problem to the specific party that offended you, a gesture of kindness on your part and just getting in the bible and meditating. It’s a sore subject when it happens, so try to understand it now and put it in storage.
