What Do You Do when You Are Offended?

How do you respond when you're offended? Why is it that one word, a look or even a perceived snub can suddenly change your happy mood into an overwhelming feeling of hurtful indignation? More often than not offence starts with the notion that you were wrongfully hurt and, therefore, have the right to feel resentment towards the perpetrator. Offence is always directed at yourself. It's all about your feelings. Thoughts racing through your head may go something like this: "how dare he/she do that to me," "what did I do to deserve this?" and "I will never trust him/her again!" Let's have a look at what the Bible has to say about offence. In Luke 4: 16-30 we see that when Jesus ministered the first time in his hometown, the people there "were filled with wrath" to the po View the rest of this article