Easily Offended

People all over the world are martyred for their faith in Christ every day, leaving behind a wife or a husband, children, those who depend on them- and all they may have to say was, “I am not a Christian,” or just say there is no God. But they didn’t. They chose a different path that cost them dearly, and there are those who will still come to a church meeting or hold a secret Bible study, risking their lives to do so.

And here are people today who have trouble getting to church on Sundays, never can make evening services, and they’ll miss most of the revival meetings. They’re just too busy and extremely too tired, plus the pastor hurt their feelings last time he spoke. Some things he said, they didn’t like in his sermon. How many have gotten mad and left a church because they didn’t like the music- or worse, didn’t like the old wood grain paneling and wanted a new look with lights and sounds. Jesus warned His disciples, as He does us, about being ones that should not be so easily offended.

God does not turn His ears from us, even if we plead with Him in honest anger in a thing. He understands our hurts. But unless you go to church with an open mind, a heart full of love for God, and an attitude of praise of coming to meet the Spirit of the living God, then what will happen many times is that you will end up getting discouraged or offended.

Blessed are the children of God who can suffer and still trust His heart and the mysteries of His purposes.

Each day has its own ups and downs. How you choose to respond will determine a lot in how you’ll handle the pressures of life. Only God sees the full picture of our journey in life, as well as anyone else’s. We don’t know what He knows, and it would do us well to keep this in mind.