Choose to Overlook Offenses

*I Choose NOT To Be Offended*

"A man's wisdom gives him patience; it is to his glory to overlook an offense." Proverbs 19:11 (NIV)

This verse tells you that you can choose to look past their words and not receive them with an offended heart."

It adds to your glory when you overlook offense. In reverse it dims your glory when you focus on an offense.

What Glory you may ask.. 1) the glory of God in your life. You represent Christ better when you overlook offenses

2) Your own personal glory . You are more beautiful to God and to people around you when you overlook offenses.

3) Your glory will draw people to you not push people away

4) People are more comfortable around beauty than ugliness so they will be more comfortable around you

5) How can you win souls for Christ if your attitude puts people away?

6) You will keep moving from relationship to relationship, group to group, from one circle to another. 

7) You will not find Favour with God and man. 

Has anyone ever asked you? "Why do you get your feelings hurt so easily?"

Or "Why are you so sensitive?

For years, you have allowed people's words to hurt your feelings. In turn, you harbored anger for those words. The anger took root. Satan fed the words to you over and over again. re-played them in your mind. Each time the anger grew deeper roots.

We need to LISTEN objectively and ask: What is driving their words? Do they have a valid point? Do they have a deep hurt? Do they need something I am not giving? Are they generally just plain mean and negative?