One area that the enemy always attacks me in is the area of offense.
But not just by anybody. It’s a lot harder for a stranger to offend you then someone near and dear to your heart. I ran across something that indirectly was meant to be offensive and instantly I wanted to lace up my “petty” boots and respond. And this is where I failed. My spirit is willing but my flesh is weak. My first instinct shouldn’t have been to respond, but instead I should have thought to pray and guard my heart. I allowed this incident to change my whole way of thinking, my emotions, my feelings, etc. Why did this bother me so bad? Was I overthinking? I pondered on this thing for days because it hurt my feelings and confused me. I couldn’t understand where this was coming from. So what did I do?
I prayed about it. I prayed for God to reveal to me the right way to handle the situation. I thought that offense was something that was removed from my heart, but God used this situation to show me that I had let my guard down and that offense was still there.
Just like a furnace is used to test metals, the trials and tribulations of life are used to test us and reveal things that may still be rooted in our heart.
You are always tested in the area that you are the weakest in and the enemy is always on his job to exploit that weakness. We have a duty to guard and protect our heart from people that don’t know how to handle it. Remove yourself from people that are reckless with their words. Still act in love and still do good. Do whatever needs to be done until you are strong enough to not let others behavior cause you to want to sin. Pray for those that have offended you. I’m able to hold my head up high and move forward knowing that all things work together for my good and that God is in control. Stay guarded and stay encouraged sis! It gets greater later! 🙂
Intimately,
Yaz
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