But sometimes the miracles God has for us are left gathering dust on Heaven's shelf. Why is that? Well, all too often, it's our own fault. We allow our channel of communication with God to get clogged up with unforgiven offenses. And because we let resentment and unforgiveness fester inside us unchecked, we end up missing our miracle.
So how do we make sure we don't miss the miracles God wants to perform in our lives? We find out how to deal with offenses according to the Word—and then we do it just that way!
You see, I can't promise that you will ever get to a place in your spiritual walk where you won't have to deal with offenses. The Bible assures us that offenses will come to us in this life. In fact in Matthew 18:7, Jesus Himself said, "For it must needs be that offenses come."
However, God wants us to be overcomers in every area of life, and that includes overcoming every offense that comes our way.
Let's talk a little more about what it means to be offended. Another dictionary definition of offense is "an act of stumbling; a cause or occasion of sin; a stumbling block." (Websters)
Someone may have done something to you or said something about you that caused you to be offended. You may feel hurt and misunderstood, or you may feel resentful and angry toward that person. But regardless of how that offense makes you feel, you will fall into the trap the devil has set for you if you don't make the decision to let that offense go. God has made a way in His Word for you to overcome offenses.
I encourage you to make the decision that from this day forward, you will not miss out on even one of the miracles God has for you because of unforgiveness in your heart. Walk in the love of God, live in His peace—and become more than a conqueror over the enemy's strategy of offense!
by Kate McVeigh.
Excerpt permission granted by Harrison House Publishers