A person’s wisdom yields patience;
it is to one’s glory to overlook an offense. Prov 19:11
You can know glory today, because someone is likely offend you!
Many of us, when offended by others, choose to be hurt, plot our revenge, lash out in hostility and then bite back. This demonstrates a deficit of wisdom by yielding no patience, for only feelings rule our hearts in moments like these, not glory. It leads to living life at a level lower than what God intends for us.
Wisdom, on the hand chooses to resist the tempting urge to react revengefully when someone offends us. This is the mark of human maturity—only immature children quickly bite back, right? Wisdom leads to the greater life and making the premium choice to overlook an offence adds to life. It brings into life the ‘much more” we all are seeking in life.
When we become offended, anger can quickly escalate us to a “temporary insanity,” which can easily cause us to misjudge an offense and retaliate out of proportion. Patience is the wise choice to regain our sanity before reacting to an offense.
We must choose a spirit that finds glory in forgiving those who hurt us, by choosing the way of overlooking personal minor offenses.
We will all most likely have opportunities to be offended today by someone. We’ll also have numerous opportunities to practice wisdom, patience, love, grace and glory.
What will we do?
Will we yield patience, overlook an offense, and glory in an opportunity to show the grace of Christ in our lives? Or will we bite back out of hurt feelings and pride, to only discover that we are proud fools living life on a lower plain than what God has intended for us.
You choose.
Senior Pastor
You can know glory today, because someone is likely offend you!
Many of us, when offended by others, choose to be hurt, plot our revenge, lash out in hostility and then bite back. This demonstrates a deficit of wisdom by yielding no patience, for only feelings rule our hearts in moments like these, not glory. It leads to living life at a level lower than what God intends for us.
Wisdom, on the hand chooses to resist the tempting urge to react revengefully when someone offends us. This is the mark of human maturity—only immature children quickly bite back, right? Wisdom leads to the greater life and making the premium choice to overlook an offence adds to life. It brings into life the ‘much more” we all are seeking in life.
When we become offended, anger can quickly escalate us to a “temporary insanity,” which can easily cause us to misjudge an offense and retaliate out of proportion. Patience is the wise choice to regain our sanity before reacting to an offense.
We must choose a spirit that finds glory in forgiving those who hurt us, by choosing the way of overlooking personal minor offenses.
We will all most likely have opportunities to be offended today by someone. We’ll also have numerous opportunities to practice wisdom, patience, love, grace and glory.
What will we do?
Will we yield patience, overlook an offense, and glory in an opportunity to show the grace of Christ in our lives? Or will we bite back out of hurt feelings and pride, to only discover that we are proud fools living life on a lower plain than what God has intended for us.
You choose.
Senior Pastor
