#345: The Trap of Becoming Offended

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Episode 345 - Show Notes:

I believe one of Satan’s strategies is to tempt us to be offended over the words, actions, and even inactions of others. Becoming offended at someone is a choice. We don’t have to become offended, but we often do.
Offense is a hidden trap set by the enemy. The reason it works is because we feel justified in our emotions and our response. Tragically, there are people who have been trapped for many years by an offense. They fail to see that their bitterness is a prison. It keeps them from living in the joy and peace of God. The good news is that we hold within our hand the key that unlocks the prison door. It is the key of forgiveness.
We must see that we don’t have to give into the offense. We can love, we can learn to be quick to forgive, we can pray for others, we can believe the best, and we can put the matter in the hands of God.
If you have taken the bait and have fallen for the enemy’s trap, recognize that being offended is a choice. You don’t have to give in. Because Jesus offers you his forgiveness, you can offer it others. In doing so you’ll find freedom.

Proverbs 19:11 Solomon wrote “Good sense makes one slow to anger, and it is his glory to overlook an offense.”