Overlook Offense - TODAY'S SCRIPTURE: "Good sense makes a man restrain his anger, and it is his glory to overlook a transgression or an offense" (Proverbs 19:11, AMP)

The discretion of a man makes him slow to anger,And his glory is to overlook a transgression. Proverbs 19:11 NJKV

A lady once said, "the reason I quit coming to church, the reason I hadn’t been here in two months is because everybody was talking about me. Everybody was against me." She was carrying offense and got distracted trying to fight a battle that wasn’t worth fighting. Someone offended her or said something she didn’t like, and instead of letting it go, she fell into a trap. “Well, I’m not going to come to church. I’ll just show them.” She got distracted trying to prove her point and the only person she ended up hurting was herself.

That’s what happens when we carry offenses. Things get blown out of proportion--“Everybody is against me. Everybody is talking about me.” We shouldn’t allow offenses to distract us and get us off course. Instead, we need to stay focused on what God’s called us to do and overlook offense. Choose your battles wisely so you can fulfill the destiny God has prepared for you!

Failing to forgive keeps us bound by the past and under the control of the one whom we feel hurt us and towards whom we are still nursing a grudge—even if they are dead! Little by little it will also cause the love in our heart to decay and crumble. Furthermore, nursing grudges can take years off our life.

A PRAYER FOR TODAY

Heavenly Father, search my heart today. Remove any offense or any wrong attitude that would stand in the way of Your best for my life. I love You and bless You. In Jesus’ Name. Amen.