Word of Encouragement for Every New Day ~ 25 Sep 2007

Word of Encouragement for Every New Day ~ 25 Sep 2007

It is a fact of life that we are all flawed; we are also bound to make mistakes and offend people. Today’s word of encouragement is learning how to over look an offense, and if you are the person offending people learning how to humble yourself. Firstly, to us all who are prone to getting offended by people, it is important that we learn how to be secure. Security not in relationships with people, or objects, but security can only come from our Lord Jesus. The enemy attacks and destroys relationships through offence. We need to turn on our internal alarms and be aware of when we are feeling offended and feeling hurt. Turn our eyes to God, and take refuge in Him, for His love is unfailing. In order to have healthy relationships with people, it is vital and so important that our relationship with our Father is placed first over others. Yes people are real, but humans are flawed. Secondly, to those of us who often offend people, it is important and crucial that we take time to reflect on our lives, take a good long look at our hearts and character. To us all who offend people, the word for us is Humble yourself. The tongue is such a powerful weapon, it hurts and destroys lives. Let us learn today to control and tame our tongue. If we are aware of how poisonous our tongue is, we too need to now seek God, and turn on our internal alarms, catch yourself before you say something hurtful. Today, we all have a choice, to continue being offended and to continue offending people. Or, we can choose to learn to overlook an offense, and we can learn to not offend people by our actions and controlling our tongue. James 4:10, “Humble yourselves before the Lord, and He will lift you up.” Let us all pray this verse over our lives, that as we humble ourselves we will be able to develop healthy relationships with people. God reigns in our lives always, such that we are secure and humble when people offend us, and we are humble and selfless when we offend people. © Sept 2007 Shaun Lee