Working with Offense, Part 5 (TMF:1821)

Monday, April 04, 2022
Peace to Live By: Working with Offense, Part 5 (TMF:1821) - Daniel Litton
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       Now, with Christians who do something harmful to us, it can be a whole different story. We think in our minds, “That woman should have known better than to do that to us. What was she thinking!” And we get more and more angry inside our minds. Then it can become difficult for us to be nice to the person as we are always bringing up the offense inside of us when we see the person. We make an association, a conditioning—see that individual, remember that offense. This incorrect thought pattern works to harm us. Again, what we need to do is trust God with the situation, to turn it over to him. If we need to confront the person, he’ll lead us to do that. I think that more often than not, we don’t even need to do that. When we’re trusting God, we can let the offense go, be obedient by being nice and kind, and let God take care of it. As Paul said, “Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.”