Hello if ur reading this I take it the titled grabbed ur attention...And if it did GREAT!....I'm all about helping people to be their best....When I learn something I love to share it...I always have the thought in mind that if it helped me surely it can help someone else...So I am definitely not selfish. Actually with as large of a family I grew up with there was no place or room for selfishness...I am happy to have had that opportunity by the way...If u have ever been around a selfish person u understand what I mean. This may not be for any of u out there, but I am not above learning and I believe I learn something new everyday. Whether it be from a book, a song, or person I learn daily...Since our brains never stop maturing until the day we die I will continue to maturely learn until then. So this blog just may be for me but it just may help someone else as well...
I have surely had my share of offences in life and I am certain that I have offended many...But now I know that to allow myself to be offended can be a dangerous trap that can lead to bitterness, resentment, and oh yes unforgiveness...Which I have learned just isn't worth the time and effort that we can sometimes put into it...Just think about it...Let's use our lovely world of social networking. It is the greatest example in our day now...I use to allow what people post on their pages or their twitter affect me...Now I have learned that "Offences Will Come"....Yes no matter how pretty u put ur words trying not to offend someone as I do...It never fells someone gets offended...What is even more interesting is the person offended is usually not willing to tell u that u offended them or they work so hard at trying to deny it that it seems to make them bitter within. I have recently learned that the mind and body has and interrelationship which means if u allow an offence to make u bitter it can really make u sick! By that I mean physically, mentally, and emotionally. It affects ur entire being...Crazy huh? I am aware that there are some things that probably should get under our skin and bring us to action...But there isn't one perfect human on the face of this earth...I know we all wish we could be perfect...if u don't great, ur further ahead then me and I say to u keep pressing ur way!!! However as for me perfection is a dream or wish of mine...I have definitely figured out that it's gonna have to wait til later. So I am done chasing the perfection trail...Life seems to work better for me when I don't place unrealistic expectation on myself and others...So I am really working towards not judging people these days cause being judged isn't fun for me...I actually like grace so therefore I am practicing giving it.. Unfortunately the world doesn't work that way. Even fellow believers haven't really practiced showing the same grace that they would like to receive. This should be no surprise to me because Jesus warned us of this in Matthews and Luke...it may be in there somewhere else and if u find it please send me the references...Yes Jesus tells us that "Offences Will Come" Proverbs 18:19 tells us that a "brother offended is harder to win than a strong city, and contentions are like the bars of a castle." How true this is! I am noticing the ones I offend no matter what I do or say...So I have taken myself off of the hook of Offences because it is the Bait that Satam uses. So if by chance u are someone I have offended with something that I posted, commented, or blogged in our great world of social networking forgive me....and remember "Offences Will Come" and it's up to u how it will affect your relationship with God and ur future...
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