How To Be Unoffendable!
"Fools show their annoyance at once,
but the prudent overlook an insult."
Proverbs 12: 16
One day Brant Hansen heard someone say, “It’s a choice
we can make, to just choose not to be offended.” Hansen
later quipped that he found this statement offensive! With
reflection, he concluded, “We should forfeit our right to be
offended.
That means forfeiting our right to hold onto anger.
When we do this, we’ll be making a sacrifice that’s
very pleasing to God. It strikes at our very pride. It
forces us not only to think about humility, but to
actually be
humble.”
When we accept Christ as Savior, we begin the process
of sanctification. Part of that process involves learning
how to get along with other believers.
As followers of Christ, we have
strong beliefs, and all of
us have differing personalities and perspectives. As you
interact
with fellow Christians at home, work, or church,
choose to forgive them and love them. Overlook insults.
The Bible says, “If it is possible, as much as depends
on you, live peaceably with all men” (Romans 12:18).
Learn to be unoffendable.
"We can love; we can forgive;
we can refuse to be offended
because God loved us
first."
Brant Hansen
