1 00:00:00,400 --> 00:00:03,160 Speaker 1: Hi, this is Joel and Victoria. Thanks for listening to 2 00:00:03,200 --> 00:00:06,360 Speaker 1: our podcast and thanks for supporting the ministry. If you 3 00:00:06,440 --> 00:00:09,040 Speaker 1: enjoy today's message, why don't you be a blessing and 4 00:00:09,080 --> 00:00:11,760 Speaker 1: share it with a friend. We appreciate you and pray 5 00:00:11,800 --> 00:00:14,760 Speaker 1: for God's very best in your life. God bless you 6 00:00:14,960 --> 00:00:17,439 Speaker 1: and it's great to be with you today, and I 7 00:00:17,480 --> 00:00:20,080 Speaker 1: hope you'll stay connected with us during the week through 8 00:00:20,120 --> 00:00:24,200 Speaker 1: our daily podcast, our YouTube channel, social media, and you 9 00:00:24,239 --> 00:00:26,720 Speaker 1: can come visit us in person. We'd love to have 10 00:00:26,840 --> 00:00:29,440 Speaker 1: you be a part of one of our services. I'd 11 00:00:29,440 --> 00:00:31,320 Speaker 1: like to saw it with something funny and I heard 12 00:00:31,320 --> 00:00:34,159 Speaker 1: about this man. He was out walking through the woods 13 00:00:34,200 --> 00:00:37,839 Speaker 1: with his friend when they suddenly encountered a huge grizzly 14 00:00:37,880 --> 00:00:41,120 Speaker 1: bear about twenty yards in front of them. They both 15 00:00:41,159 --> 00:00:45,080 Speaker 1: frozen their tracks as the bear intently stared them down. 16 00:00:45,280 --> 00:00:48,720 Speaker 1: They contemplated what they should do. The man finally whispered 17 00:00:48,720 --> 00:00:51,800 Speaker 1: to his friend, I think we should run. His friends said, 18 00:00:51,800 --> 00:00:54,760 Speaker 1: are you kidding? We can't outrun a grizzly bear. The 19 00:00:54,760 --> 00:00:57,280 Speaker 1: men said, I know that. I don't have to outrun him, 20 00:00:57,440 --> 00:01:01,000 Speaker 1: I just have to outrun you say it like you 21 00:01:01,120 --> 00:01:04,080 Speaker 1: mean it. This is my Bible. I am what it 22 00:01:04,120 --> 00:01:06,560 Speaker 1: says I am. I have what it says I have. 23 00:01:07,120 --> 00:01:09,760 Speaker 1: I can do what it says I can do. Today 24 00:01:09,840 --> 00:01:13,280 Speaker 1: I will be taught the word of God. I boldly confess. 25 00:01:13,720 --> 00:01:17,240 Speaker 1: My mind is alert, my heart is receptive. I will 26 00:01:17,280 --> 00:01:21,320 Speaker 1: never be the same. In Jesus' name, God bless you. 27 00:01:22,680 --> 00:01:25,720 Speaker 1: I want to talk to you today about living unoffended. 28 00:01:26,640 --> 00:01:30,119 Speaker 1: We all have opportunities to get upset and be offended. 29 00:01:30,560 --> 00:01:34,000 Speaker 1: A coworker is rude, or someone cuts you off in traffic, 30 00:01:34,319 --> 00:01:37,360 Speaker 1: a friend leaves you out. It's easy to get sour, 31 00:01:37,920 --> 00:01:41,520 Speaker 1: try to pay people back, hold a grudge. We don't 32 00:01:41,520 --> 00:01:46,000 Speaker 1: realize that's poisoning our life. That offense is like a toxin. 33 00:01:46,480 --> 00:01:50,840 Speaker 1: It's not affecting the other person, it's souring our joy 34 00:01:51,040 --> 00:01:54,280 Speaker 1: and the apostle Paul had all kinds of opportunities to 35 00:01:54,320 --> 00:01:58,840 Speaker 1: be offended. People lied about him, He was misunderstood and 36 00:01:58,880 --> 00:02:03,280 Speaker 1: not accepted by the religious leaders. He said in Philippians three, 37 00:02:03,520 --> 00:02:07,760 Speaker 1: this one thing I do forgetting what lies behind and 38 00:02:07,840 --> 00:02:11,640 Speaker 1: reaching forward to what lies ahead. He was saying, one 39 00:02:11,680 --> 00:02:15,639 Speaker 1: thing I'm good at is letting things go, not taking 40 00:02:15,680 --> 00:02:19,760 Speaker 1: the offense, not dwelling on what happened yesterday. I put 41 00:02:19,800 --> 00:02:24,280 Speaker 1: all my energies into reaching to what's up ahead. You 42 00:02:24,400 --> 00:02:27,480 Speaker 1: have to have this system of release when you don't 43 00:02:27,520 --> 00:02:31,280 Speaker 1: hold on to everything. They said something rude, I'm letting 44 00:02:31,360 --> 00:02:34,560 Speaker 1: it go. They hurt my feelings. I didn't like it, 45 00:02:34,760 --> 00:02:37,520 Speaker 1: but I'm letting it go. They left me out. It 46 00:02:37,560 --> 00:02:40,919 Speaker 1: wasn't fair, but I'm letting it go. If you hold 47 00:02:40,960 --> 00:02:43,519 Speaker 1: on to that offense, it's not only going to weigh 48 00:02:43,600 --> 00:02:46,560 Speaker 1: you down, it's going to keep you from reaching forward. 49 00:02:47,240 --> 00:02:50,760 Speaker 1: And that's what's stopping some people. They're not seeing new levels, 50 00:02:51,280 --> 00:02:55,480 Speaker 1: not tapping into their potential because they're living in yesterday, 51 00:02:56,200 --> 00:02:59,480 Speaker 1: dwelling on what someone said, how they were mistreated, they 52 00:02:59,520 --> 00:03:03,960 Speaker 1: did me. You can't stop all that from happening. How 53 00:03:04,040 --> 00:03:08,320 Speaker 1: you handle the offense is what's important. Forgiveness should be 54 00:03:08,360 --> 00:03:13,040 Speaker 1: a continual thing, not one and done. We're continually releasing 55 00:03:13,120 --> 00:03:17,200 Speaker 1: and continually letting things go. We need to see the 56 00:03:17,240 --> 00:03:21,640 Speaker 1: offense as a toxin, as a poison. You're dealing with 57 00:03:21,680 --> 00:03:25,919 Speaker 1: something very powerful. The offense is like a seed. If 58 00:03:25,960 --> 00:03:29,120 Speaker 1: you keep dwelling on it, letting it upset you, it's 59 00:03:29,200 --> 00:03:32,040 Speaker 1: going to take root and grow. It will begin to 60 00:03:32,080 --> 00:03:36,040 Speaker 1: contaminate your life, cause you to live sour. Why did 61 00:03:36,040 --> 00:03:39,520 Speaker 1: they leave me out? Why'd they walk away? Why were 62 00:03:39,520 --> 00:03:43,880 Speaker 1: they disrespectful? You can't control any of that. What you 63 00:03:44,000 --> 00:03:47,360 Speaker 1: can control is whether or not you take the offense. 64 00:03:48,000 --> 00:03:51,760 Speaker 1: And if you'll develop this system of release, of continual 65 00:03:51,840 --> 00:03:56,480 Speaker 1: forgiveness every day, letting go and reaching forward, then that 66 00:03:56,560 --> 00:04:01,080 Speaker 1: offense won't affect you. They said something disrespectful. Maybe look 67 00:04:01,160 --> 00:04:03,520 Speaker 1: bad in front of my colleagues, but I know God 68 00:04:03,640 --> 00:04:07,040 Speaker 1: is my vindicator, He's fighting my battles. I'm gonna let 69 00:04:07,040 --> 00:04:10,640 Speaker 1: it go and keep reaching forward. Do you have this 70 00:04:10,760 --> 00:04:14,720 Speaker 1: system of release or you holding on to everything? Have 71 00:04:14,840 --> 00:04:18,880 Speaker 1: you learned the process of continual forgiveness? Or you letting 72 00:04:18,920 --> 00:04:23,640 Speaker 1: those seeds take root and contamidate your life? Luke seventeen. 73 00:04:23,880 --> 00:04:27,760 Speaker 1: Jesus was talking to his disciples, getting them prepared to 74 00:04:27,800 --> 00:04:30,640 Speaker 1: go out and do great things. He wasn't going to 75 00:04:30,640 --> 00:04:33,560 Speaker 1: be with them much longer. This was an important time. 76 00:04:34,240 --> 00:04:36,760 Speaker 1: He could have talked to them about having more faith, 77 00:04:37,200 --> 00:04:41,080 Speaker 1: believing for bigger impact. But he's said in verse one, 78 00:04:41,200 --> 00:04:44,400 Speaker 1: as you go out, there's this one more important thing 79 00:04:44,480 --> 00:04:48,560 Speaker 1: you need to know. It is impossible that offenses will 80 00:04:48,600 --> 00:04:52,240 Speaker 1: not come. He was saying, as you go through life, 81 00:04:52,520 --> 00:04:57,039 Speaker 1: there will be rude people, grouchy coworkers, family members that 82 00:04:57,080 --> 00:05:02,040 Speaker 1: get on your nerves. It's impossible not have offenses. He 83 00:05:02,080 --> 00:05:05,479 Speaker 1: gave them this somber news. Then he gave them the solution. 84 00:05:06,200 --> 00:05:09,960 Speaker 1: He said, if your brother trespasses against you seven times 85 00:05:09,960 --> 00:05:13,839 Speaker 1: a day, forgive them. Now. I can understand once a day, 86 00:05:14,640 --> 00:05:17,599 Speaker 1: maybe twice a day, perhaps three times a day, but 87 00:05:17,800 --> 00:05:21,480 Speaker 1: four times and you're still getting on my nerves five times. 88 00:05:21,480 --> 00:05:24,680 Speaker 1: You better go find someone else to bother. When he 89 00:05:24,800 --> 00:05:29,920 Speaker 1: said seven times, he's talking about continual forgiveness. He's saying, 90 00:05:30,000 --> 00:05:34,039 Speaker 1: don't let that poison in and contaminate your spirit. You 91 00:05:34,160 --> 00:05:38,119 Speaker 1: have to deal with offenses quickly. The longer you wait, 92 00:05:38,480 --> 00:05:41,719 Speaker 1: the more difficult it is to release. If you dwell 93 00:05:41,720 --> 00:05:43,880 Speaker 1: on it for a day and think about it for 94 00:05:43,960 --> 00:05:48,680 Speaker 1: a month, and it'll get bigger, become more hurtful. You'll 95 00:05:48,720 --> 00:05:53,200 Speaker 1: be sour, short with people, irritable, not enjoy your family. 96 00:05:54,040 --> 00:05:56,560 Speaker 1: That could have all been avoided if you would have 97 00:05:56,600 --> 00:06:02,080 Speaker 1: forgiven quickly. Quit letting offenses take root. It's impossible that 98 00:06:02,120 --> 00:06:05,240 Speaker 1: they're not going to come. Let me make it more practical. 99 00:06:05,600 --> 00:06:08,960 Speaker 1: It's impossible to live with your family, and they not 100 00:06:09,040 --> 00:06:12,280 Speaker 1: hurt your feelings, They not get on your nerves, they 101 00:06:12,320 --> 00:06:16,039 Speaker 1: not disappoint you say things that they shouldn't. They're not 102 00:06:16,120 --> 00:06:21,560 Speaker 1: against you. They're just human. They have flaws. Sometimes people 103 00:06:21,640 --> 00:06:25,520 Speaker 1: don't mean to other times they do. Either way, you 104 00:06:25,560 --> 00:06:28,560 Speaker 1: can't let that poison get in you. If you take 105 00:06:28,600 --> 00:06:35,400 Speaker 1: that offense, live sour, revengeful, you are wasting your emotional energies. 106 00:06:36,200 --> 00:06:39,200 Speaker 1: You only have so much each day. It's not an 107 00:06:39,279 --> 00:06:43,279 Speaker 1: unlimited supply. Do you know how much emotional energy it 108 00:06:43,360 --> 00:06:47,320 Speaker 1: takes to hold a grudge, to live bitter, to think 109 00:06:47,360 --> 00:06:50,640 Speaker 1: about what they did. That's energy you're not going to 110 00:06:50,760 --> 00:06:54,320 Speaker 1: have for your dreams, to love your children, to enjoy 111 00:06:54,400 --> 00:06:58,880 Speaker 1: your spouse. Next time someone offends you, try a different approach, 112 00:06:59,200 --> 00:07:02,640 Speaker 1: release it and move forward. I'm not going to think 113 00:07:02,680 --> 00:07:05,640 Speaker 1: about it. God, I know you'll make my wrongs right. 114 00:07:05,960 --> 00:07:09,479 Speaker 1: I'm putting all my energies into what's ahead and not 115 00:07:09,640 --> 00:07:13,120 Speaker 1: into what's behind. If you'll get in this habit of 116 00:07:13,200 --> 00:07:16,640 Speaker 1: forgiving quickly, not giving at the time of day, then 117 00:07:16,680 --> 00:07:20,040 Speaker 1: it won't take root. And the reason some people are 118 00:07:20,080 --> 00:07:24,240 Speaker 1: offensive is they have issues they haven't dealt with. They 119 00:07:24,280 --> 00:07:30,160 Speaker 1: have toxins hurts wounds, they become bitter and angry. At times, 120 00:07:30,200 --> 00:07:34,240 Speaker 1: they'll lash out at you. They'll be disrespectful, say things 121 00:07:34,280 --> 00:07:39,040 Speaker 1: that hurt your feelings. Number One, they don't control your destiny. 122 00:07:39,200 --> 00:07:42,880 Speaker 1: What they say doesn't determine who you are. Don't take 123 00:07:42,920 --> 00:07:46,280 Speaker 1: that bait and get engaged in a battle that you're 124 00:07:46,320 --> 00:07:50,280 Speaker 1: not supposed to fight. If you get upset, start trying 125 00:07:50,280 --> 00:07:53,200 Speaker 1: to pay them back. Man two can play at this game. 126 00:07:53,760 --> 00:07:56,920 Speaker 1: You're letting their poison get in you. Best thing you 127 00:07:56,960 --> 00:07:59,960 Speaker 1: can do is release it, let it go, and keep 128 00:08:00,120 --> 00:08:05,240 Speaker 1: moving forward. The enemy loves to use offenses as distractions. 129 00:08:05,720 --> 00:08:09,320 Speaker 1: He loved to get you upset trying to prove to 130 00:08:09,360 --> 00:08:12,960 Speaker 1: people who you are trying to pay them back. Even 131 00:08:13,080 --> 00:08:16,360 Speaker 1: if you accomplish all that, you're no further down the road. 132 00:08:17,160 --> 00:08:21,360 Speaker 1: You've just wasted valuable time and energy fighting a battle 133 00:08:21,520 --> 00:08:25,280 Speaker 1: that doesn't matter. If that battle is not between you 134 00:08:25,480 --> 00:08:30,520 Speaker 1: and your destiny, you're not supposed to engage. Goliath stood 135 00:08:30,560 --> 00:08:34,360 Speaker 1: between David and his purpose. He fought that battle, but 136 00:08:34,440 --> 00:08:38,760 Speaker 1: a few days earlier, David's older brother, Eliad, he made 137 00:08:38,840 --> 00:08:41,480 Speaker 1: fun of David in front of all of his colleagues. 138 00:08:41,760 --> 00:08:45,360 Speaker 1: He belittle David and tried to make him feel small, 139 00:08:45,400 --> 00:08:48,960 Speaker 1: But it says in First Samuel seventeen, David turned and 140 00:08:49,120 --> 00:08:55,000 Speaker 1: walked away. Had he gotten distracted, taken the offense, tried 141 00:08:55,040 --> 00:08:57,960 Speaker 1: to prove to his brother who he was, set him straight, 142 00:08:58,679 --> 00:09:02,960 Speaker 1: he would have missed fighting. The scripture says he ran 143 00:09:03,040 --> 00:09:07,800 Speaker 1: toward Goliath, but he walked away from Iliab. The mark 144 00:09:07,840 --> 00:09:11,240 Speaker 1: of a champion is knowing what battles to fight and 145 00:09:11,280 --> 00:09:15,240 Speaker 1: what battles to walk away from. Are you fighting battles 146 00:09:15,280 --> 00:09:19,960 Speaker 1: that don't matter, engaged in conflict that's petty, just trying 147 00:09:20,000 --> 00:09:22,560 Speaker 1: to prove to people who you are. Set them straight. 148 00:09:23,280 --> 00:09:27,000 Speaker 1: If you win, what have you accomplished? Are you any 149 00:09:27,040 --> 00:09:31,120 Speaker 1: closer to your destiny? Or was it a distraction? There 150 00:09:31,120 --> 00:09:34,439 Speaker 1: are very few Goliaths that will face, but there are 151 00:09:34,440 --> 00:09:39,320 Speaker 1: many Eliabs, many offenses. When you learn to walk away 152 00:09:39,360 --> 00:09:42,800 Speaker 1: from what doesn't matter, you'll have the strength, the favor, 153 00:09:42,920 --> 00:09:46,920 Speaker 1: the anointing to defeat the golias, to defeat what does matter. 154 00:09:48,000 --> 00:09:50,280 Speaker 1: I was at the airport a few years ago in 155 00:09:50,360 --> 00:09:53,880 Speaker 1: the security line putting my bag through the X ray machine. 156 00:09:54,240 --> 00:09:58,880 Speaker 1: This one worker was very aggressive and very forceful, demanding 157 00:09:59,240 --> 00:10:03,720 Speaker 1: hollering and instructions. So loudly like he was angry. Take 158 00:10:03,800 --> 00:10:07,160 Speaker 1: off your coats and all electronics in the separate container. 159 00:10:07,400 --> 00:10:10,360 Speaker 1: No liquids in your carry on, barking all these orders. 160 00:10:10,360 --> 00:10:13,080 Speaker 1: Early in the morning, I put my bag in and 161 00:10:13,440 --> 00:10:15,960 Speaker 1: it went through the machine and it got pulled over 162 00:10:16,000 --> 00:10:19,240 Speaker 1: to the side. He screamed out, whose bag is this? 163 00:10:20,480 --> 00:10:23,560 Speaker 1: I didn't want my bag anymore, but I finally said 164 00:10:23,600 --> 00:10:26,720 Speaker 1: it's mine. He looked at me like he's about to explode. 165 00:10:27,240 --> 00:10:30,440 Speaker 1: He said, I told you no water in the bag. 166 00:10:30,800 --> 00:10:33,440 Speaker 1: What are you doing. I thought, I'm going on a trip. 167 00:10:33,480 --> 00:10:37,440 Speaker 1: I'm not in boot camp. Besides, I didn't put any 168 00:10:37,480 --> 00:10:40,520 Speaker 1: water in my bag. There was a beautiful blonde haired 169 00:10:40,600 --> 00:10:43,400 Speaker 1: girl I was traveling with, and I wanted to say 170 00:10:43,400 --> 00:10:46,520 Speaker 1: it's her fault, but I just mob said sorry about that, 171 00:10:46,600 --> 00:10:49,360 Speaker 1: and he put the bag back through the screening. A 172 00:10:49,360 --> 00:10:53,160 Speaker 1: coworker came over and whispered in his ear, that's Pastor Roastine. 173 00:10:53,320 --> 00:10:55,720 Speaker 1: He turned around and said, Pastor Roastin. How are you 174 00:10:55,800 --> 00:10:59,840 Speaker 1: my friend? I wanted to say, get behind me, Satan, 175 00:11:01,440 --> 00:11:05,560 Speaker 1: He said, I watch you every week. I thought it's 176 00:11:05,600 --> 00:11:12,000 Speaker 1: not working at all. My point is life is too 177 00:11:12,080 --> 00:11:16,440 Speaker 1: short to let other people dump their garbage on you. 178 00:11:16,440 --> 00:11:19,320 Speaker 1: You can't stop it from happening, but you can release 179 00:11:19,400 --> 00:11:24,360 Speaker 1: it and move forward. Some people they have all this 180 00:11:24,559 --> 00:11:28,200 Speaker 1: hurt and anger and offense. What didn't work out? Who 181 00:11:28,200 --> 00:11:32,360 Speaker 1: did them wrong? Because they never let anything go Like 182 00:11:32,400 --> 00:11:36,199 Speaker 1: a big garbage can. They're carrying around all this trash. 183 00:11:36,640 --> 00:11:39,960 Speaker 1: Sometimes they'll try to dump their garbage on you. You 184 00:11:40,040 --> 00:11:42,480 Speaker 1: have to be smart enough to say no, thanks. You 185 00:11:42,520 --> 00:11:44,600 Speaker 1: can dump it, but I'm not gonna take it. I'm 186 00:11:44,600 --> 00:11:48,880 Speaker 1: gonna stay in peace and enjoy this day. Jesus was 187 00:11:48,920 --> 00:11:52,680 Speaker 1: telling his disciples in this passage, I'm sending you out 188 00:11:52,760 --> 00:11:56,560 Speaker 1: to impact the world. But along with this favor, there 189 00:11:56,640 --> 00:12:00,720 Speaker 1: will be offenses. People that don't understand you, people that 190 00:12:00,840 --> 00:12:04,640 Speaker 1: try to discredit you. As God promotes you and gives 191 00:12:04,640 --> 00:12:08,160 Speaker 1: you more influence. You have to have thicker skin. You 192 00:12:08,200 --> 00:12:12,000 Speaker 1: can't be easily offended. People will come against you, say 193 00:12:12,080 --> 00:12:15,760 Speaker 1: things that are not true, try to mischaracterize you. Don't 194 00:12:15,800 --> 00:12:18,960 Speaker 1: sink down to their level. That's not your battle. Keep 195 00:12:19,040 --> 00:12:22,840 Speaker 1: releasing and reaching. The only way they can affect you 196 00:12:23,000 --> 00:12:26,800 Speaker 1: is if you take the bank. You get offended, becomes soured. 197 00:12:27,000 --> 00:12:29,960 Speaker 1: Try to prove to them who you are. The scripture 198 00:12:30,000 --> 00:12:34,040 Speaker 1: says the pure in heart will see God. That word 199 00:12:34,120 --> 00:12:37,199 Speaker 1: pure in the original Greek language is where we get 200 00:12:37,200 --> 00:12:41,480 Speaker 1: our word catheter. A catheter is used during surgery to 201 00:12:41,559 --> 00:12:45,160 Speaker 1: take toxins out of the body. This is saying, if 202 00:12:45,200 --> 00:12:47,400 Speaker 1: you're going to see God, if you're going to have 203 00:12:47,440 --> 00:12:51,680 Speaker 1: his favor, his blessing, you have to keep the impurities out. 204 00:12:52,320 --> 00:12:54,959 Speaker 1: You have to have this catheter, so to speak, to 205 00:12:55,080 --> 00:12:58,240 Speaker 1: where when an offense comes, no big deal, it flows 206 00:12:58,280 --> 00:13:02,840 Speaker 1: through and released. They hurt my feelings, They were disrespectful. 207 00:13:03,120 --> 00:13:05,600 Speaker 1: He shouldn't have hollered at me. You can't stop that 208 00:13:05,640 --> 00:13:09,640 Speaker 1: from coming, but you can stop it from staying. You 209 00:13:09,760 --> 00:13:12,840 Speaker 1: have to have that catheter to get rid of the toxins. 210 00:13:13,360 --> 00:13:16,080 Speaker 1: The problem with some people is they've never learned this 211 00:13:16,240 --> 00:13:20,959 Speaker 1: system of release, to holding onto everything what someone said, 212 00:13:21,400 --> 00:13:24,520 Speaker 1: how they were treated wrong. Now their heart is not pure. 213 00:13:25,080 --> 00:13:29,880 Speaker 1: There's unforgiveness, resentment, anger. That's why they can't see God. 214 00:13:30,760 --> 00:13:33,880 Speaker 1: Is your vision being limited because you're not dealing with 215 00:13:33,960 --> 00:13:38,440 Speaker 1: offenses properly? Is the favor on your life, the blessings, 216 00:13:38,520 --> 00:13:42,240 Speaker 1: the creativity not showing up like it should because you're 217 00:13:42,280 --> 00:13:46,800 Speaker 1: holding onto hurts, living offended, bitter. The good news is 218 00:13:47,160 --> 00:13:50,199 Speaker 1: you will see things clear up if you'll start releasing, 219 00:13:50,840 --> 00:13:55,360 Speaker 1: start forgiving quickly, not letting these toxins build up. That's 220 00:13:55,400 --> 00:13:58,760 Speaker 1: clouding your vision. It's keeping you from seeing the victory 221 00:13:59,080 --> 00:14:02,160 Speaker 1: and the abundance that God has for you. Now, I've 222 00:14:02,200 --> 00:14:06,400 Speaker 1: known people that were favored. They were talented, but they 223 00:14:06,440 --> 00:14:10,040 Speaker 1: got distracted by what people were saying, bitter over who 224 00:14:10,040 --> 00:14:12,920 Speaker 1: did them wrong, trying to prove to people they were 225 00:14:12,960 --> 00:14:18,320 Speaker 1: not what was said. They became defensive, harsh, critical. It 226 00:14:18,400 --> 00:14:21,160 Speaker 1: was all born out of an offense that they didn't 227 00:14:21,240 --> 00:14:24,960 Speaker 1: let go of. If you hold on to offenses, they'll 228 00:14:24,960 --> 00:14:27,840 Speaker 1: begin to change who you are. But if you'll be 229 00:14:27,920 --> 00:14:32,240 Speaker 1: a David, walk away from the eliabs, walk away from 230 00:14:32,320 --> 00:14:36,240 Speaker 1: the insults, the disrespect, then God can trust you with more. 231 00:14:37,200 --> 00:14:40,720 Speaker 1: We have to pass these tests. When offense comes, that's 232 00:14:40,760 --> 00:14:44,480 Speaker 1: an opportunity to show God what you're made of. The 233 00:14:44,520 --> 00:14:47,880 Speaker 1: easy thing is to get offended, be rude to someone 234 00:14:47,920 --> 00:14:52,320 Speaker 1: that's rude back to you, live bitter, upset, angry. That's 235 00:14:52,360 --> 00:14:55,200 Speaker 1: the carnal way to handle it. But we're supposed to 236 00:14:55,200 --> 00:14:58,720 Speaker 1: walk by the spirit and not the flesh. When you 237 00:14:58,760 --> 00:15:01,680 Speaker 1: say no thanks, I'm not in the offense God, You're 238 00:15:01,760 --> 00:15:05,000 Speaker 1: in control. I'm gonna release it and keep moving forward. 239 00:15:05,360 --> 00:15:08,760 Speaker 1: That's when God can trust you with more. He'll never 240 00:15:08,880 --> 00:15:11,840 Speaker 1: let you face situations that are too much for you 241 00:15:11,920 --> 00:15:15,720 Speaker 1: to handle. The next time you're tempted to get upset, 242 00:15:16,320 --> 00:15:20,320 Speaker 1: be offended, pay somebody back, try a different approach. I 243 00:15:20,360 --> 00:15:23,520 Speaker 1: can handle this. I have the grace for where I am. 244 00:15:23,760 --> 00:15:26,960 Speaker 1: I'm going to stay cool, remain calm, and let God 245 00:15:27,040 --> 00:15:31,200 Speaker 1: fight my battles. That's passing the task, that's keeping your 246 00:15:31,200 --> 00:15:34,520 Speaker 1: heart pure. That's when you'll see God. You'll see his blessing, 247 00:15:34,720 --> 00:15:38,320 Speaker 1: his favor, his goodness on your life in a new way. 248 00:15:38,520 --> 00:15:40,600 Speaker 1: And in the position that I'm in front of a 249 00:15:40,600 --> 00:15:44,480 Speaker 1: lot of people. There are many opinions. People that don't understand, 250 00:15:44,960 --> 00:15:48,600 Speaker 1: that mischaracterize, say things that are not true. I do 251 00:15:48,680 --> 00:15:51,120 Speaker 1: what I'm asking you to do. I don't pay any 252 00:15:51,200 --> 00:15:54,400 Speaker 1: attention to it. I'm not offended. I don't let that 253 00:15:54,480 --> 00:15:58,400 Speaker 1: poison get in. Life is good. I'm happy. God has 254 00:15:58,440 --> 00:16:01,520 Speaker 1: blessed me more than I can imagine. Jim, your time 255 00:16:01,640 --> 00:16:04,800 Speaker 1: is too valuable. God's been too good to you to 256 00:16:04,880 --> 00:16:08,840 Speaker 1: live offended, discouraged over what they said, bitter who left 257 00:16:08,880 --> 00:16:12,720 Speaker 1: you out? Rise above that. People can say what they want, 258 00:16:13,200 --> 00:16:15,440 Speaker 1: but if you don't let it in, it's like water 259 00:16:15,520 --> 00:16:19,000 Speaker 1: off of a duck's bags. It has no effect. Don't 260 00:16:19,040 --> 00:16:22,200 Speaker 1: let the negative chatter. People that are never going to 261 00:16:22,240 --> 00:16:26,080 Speaker 1: be for you get you distracted fighting battles that don't matter, 262 00:16:26,720 --> 00:16:29,680 Speaker 1: Bitter over people that are not a part of your destiny, 263 00:16:30,040 --> 00:16:33,320 Speaker 1: worried about what someone thinks that's never going to understand you. 264 00:16:34,240 --> 00:16:38,120 Speaker 1: That's the enemy trying to use those offenses to poison 265 00:16:38,160 --> 00:16:42,280 Speaker 1: your spirit, deceive you into changing who you are. Keep 266 00:16:42,320 --> 00:16:46,080 Speaker 1: your heart pure. Ignore it. They have issues they haven't 267 00:16:46,120 --> 00:16:49,040 Speaker 1: dealt with. That's why there's few in the poison. They 268 00:16:49,080 --> 00:16:51,640 Speaker 1: don't like themselves, how are they ever going to like you? 269 00:16:52,080 --> 00:16:56,720 Speaker 1: Release it and move forward. When Jesus told his disciples 270 00:16:56,840 --> 00:16:59,440 Speaker 1: they were going to have to forgive an offense seven 271 00:16:59,520 --> 00:17:02,520 Speaker 1: times that day, the next thing they said was, Lord, 272 00:17:02,880 --> 00:17:07,359 Speaker 1: increase our faith. They didn't pray, God, increase our faith 273 00:17:07,760 --> 00:17:10,479 Speaker 1: so we can do bigger miracles. Crease our faith so 274 00:17:10,520 --> 00:17:14,280 Speaker 1: we can have a bigger vision. They said, increase our 275 00:17:14,320 --> 00:17:17,639 Speaker 1: faith so we can forgive the wrongs, so we can 276 00:17:17,760 --> 00:17:20,080 Speaker 1: let go of the offenses, so we can keep these 277 00:17:20,119 --> 00:17:24,560 Speaker 1: toxins out. Sometimes it takes more faith to keep your 278 00:17:24,560 --> 00:17:28,520 Speaker 1: heart purer than it does to accomplish a dream. We're 279 00:17:28,520 --> 00:17:31,520 Speaker 1: praying for faith, for a breakthrough, faith for a new level, 280 00:17:31,520 --> 00:17:34,960 Speaker 1: and that's good. I believe in that. But like these disciples, 281 00:17:35,280 --> 00:17:38,800 Speaker 1: have you ever prayed? God increased my faith so I 282 00:17:38,840 --> 00:17:42,080 Speaker 1: can let go of these hurts. Increase my faith, so 283 00:17:42,160 --> 00:17:45,600 Speaker 1: I can forgive this person that betrayed me. God increased 284 00:17:45,600 --> 00:17:48,560 Speaker 1: my faith so I can keep my heart purer and 285 00:17:48,640 --> 00:17:52,280 Speaker 1: keep moving forward with my life. One time, my father 286 00:17:52,480 --> 00:17:55,080 Speaker 1: received a letter in the mail from a minister in 287 00:17:55,160 --> 00:17:59,359 Speaker 1: another country. This minister was very prominent and well known. 288 00:18:00,080 --> 00:18:03,800 Speaker 1: Letter was very hurtful and condemning. My father had been 289 00:18:03,960 --> 00:18:06,840 Speaker 1: married early in life and went to a divorce, and 290 00:18:07,240 --> 00:18:10,320 Speaker 1: this minister was telling him how he was not qualified, 291 00:18:10,880 --> 00:18:14,640 Speaker 1: how he shouldn't be pastoring. He accused my father things 292 00:18:14,680 --> 00:18:18,160 Speaker 1: that weren't true, just people stirring up trouble, spreading rumors. 293 00:18:18,880 --> 00:18:22,160 Speaker 1: My father was very offended. He thought this is not right, 294 00:18:22,520 --> 00:18:25,040 Speaker 1: so he wrote the man a letter back that was 295 00:18:25,160 --> 00:18:28,600 Speaker 1: just as strong and forceful, telling him, who do you 296 00:18:28,680 --> 00:18:31,399 Speaker 1: think you are? You don't know what you're talking about. 297 00:18:31,560 --> 00:18:34,639 Speaker 1: You should mind your own business. On and on, my 298 00:18:34,720 --> 00:18:37,520 Speaker 1: father sealed the envelope, put the stamp on it, and 299 00:18:37,600 --> 00:18:40,199 Speaker 1: walked out to the mailbox. When he put it in 300 00:18:40,280 --> 00:18:43,360 Speaker 1: the mail he heard a voice saying, you got him back, 301 00:18:43,440 --> 00:18:47,280 Speaker 1: didn't you. Daddy said, I sure did. The voice said 302 00:18:47,320 --> 00:18:50,160 Speaker 1: you set him straight, didn't you. Daddy said, yes, I did. 303 00:18:50,960 --> 00:18:54,879 Speaker 1: Then the voice said you repaid evil for evil, didn't you. 304 00:18:55,960 --> 00:18:58,560 Speaker 1: My father realized that was God's speaking to him. He 305 00:18:58,600 --> 00:19:02,600 Speaker 1: felt convicted. He was drawn into a battle that he 306 00:19:02,760 --> 00:19:06,359 Speaker 1: wasn't supposed to engage in. That offense was starting to 307 00:19:06,400 --> 00:19:10,800 Speaker 1: take root. The scripture says you overcome evil with good. 308 00:19:11,880 --> 00:19:15,920 Speaker 1: When you're offended, you never win by returning the offense. 309 00:19:16,720 --> 00:19:21,000 Speaker 1: All that's doing is poisoning your spirit. You overcome offenses 310 00:19:21,240 --> 00:19:25,040 Speaker 1: by letting them go, not responding, not dwelling on it, 311 00:19:25,200 --> 00:19:29,040 Speaker 1: not letting that poison in. He walked back to the mailbox, 312 00:19:29,280 --> 00:19:33,240 Speaker 1: tore the letter up, never sent it. Sixteen years later, 313 00:19:33,440 --> 00:19:36,560 Speaker 1: that man showed up at Lakewood. He said to my father, 314 00:19:36,840 --> 00:19:40,000 Speaker 1: with big tears running down his cheeks, I'm so sorry 315 00:19:40,119 --> 00:19:43,600 Speaker 1: about the letter. I was wrong. I had been hurt, 316 00:19:43,960 --> 00:19:47,199 Speaker 1: and in that anger I lashed out at you. He 317 00:19:47,240 --> 00:19:50,600 Speaker 1: asked my father to forgive him. Their relationship was restored. 318 00:19:51,440 --> 00:19:54,560 Speaker 1: But that was a test that my father had to pass. 319 00:19:55,240 --> 00:19:58,760 Speaker 1: Had he let that offense take root, begin to change 320 00:19:58,800 --> 00:20:03,480 Speaker 1: and become bitter, vindictive, angry, he would have never seen 321 00:20:03,520 --> 00:20:08,280 Speaker 1: God's favor and blessing like he did. When an offense comes, 322 00:20:08,480 --> 00:20:12,200 Speaker 1: you're dealing with something very powerful. That seed is alive. 323 00:20:12,880 --> 00:20:15,840 Speaker 1: If you let it get in you, what's ironic is 324 00:20:15,880 --> 00:20:19,520 Speaker 1: you will become what you don't like. My father would 325 00:20:19,560 --> 00:20:24,040 Speaker 1: have become like that man, harsh, angry, judgmental. You can't 326 00:20:24,080 --> 00:20:28,720 Speaker 1: take offense lightly. That seed can change your nature, sour 327 00:20:28,800 --> 00:20:32,600 Speaker 1: your attitude, and limit your vision. In the Book of Esther, 328 00:20:32,840 --> 00:20:35,520 Speaker 1: there was a man named Naman. He worked for the king, 329 00:20:35,640 --> 00:20:39,199 Speaker 1: and he was promoted to prime minister, making him the 330 00:20:39,200 --> 00:20:44,120 Speaker 1: most powerful person in the Persian Empire next to the king. 331 00:20:44,720 --> 00:20:48,359 Speaker 1: He had all this authority, respect and honor. He wore 332 00:20:48,400 --> 00:20:51,480 Speaker 1: a ring that had the King's seal on it. When 333 00:20:51,480 --> 00:20:54,840 Speaker 1: he passed by, people would bow down to show their honor. 334 00:20:55,600 --> 00:20:58,880 Speaker 1: But there was a man named Mordecai that wouldn't bow down. 335 00:21:00,040 --> 00:21:04,000 Speaker 1: Made Haymond so upset. He was so offended. The scripture 336 00:21:04,080 --> 00:21:07,640 Speaker 1: says he was filled with rage, couldn't sleep at night, 337 00:21:08,160 --> 00:21:13,040 Speaker 1: couldn't enjoy his family, didn't appreciate his position all because 338 00:21:13,400 --> 00:21:17,160 Speaker 1: one man wouldn't bow down, one man wouldn't show respect. 339 00:21:17,480 --> 00:21:19,760 Speaker 1: He could have said, big deal, you won't bow That 340 00:21:19,800 --> 00:21:23,480 Speaker 1: doesn't change me. I'm still the prime minister. But he 341 00:21:23,520 --> 00:21:27,920 Speaker 1: said in chapter five, all this honor is meaningless as 342 00:21:27,960 --> 00:21:31,560 Speaker 1: long as I see Mordecai sitting at the gate. He 343 00:21:31,600 --> 00:21:34,880 Speaker 1: had all the blessing favor, he was leading the country, 344 00:21:35,160 --> 00:21:38,840 Speaker 1: but one man wouldn't respect him. Instead of ignoring it, 345 00:21:39,560 --> 00:21:43,000 Speaker 1: not paying it any attention, moving forward, that's all he 346 00:21:43,080 --> 00:21:47,080 Speaker 1: focused on. He ended up losing his position and losing 347 00:21:47,080 --> 00:21:50,680 Speaker 1: his life. If you allow a fence in, it can 348 00:21:50,760 --> 00:21:54,520 Speaker 1: cause you to lose perspective, blow things out of proportion, 349 00:21:55,119 --> 00:22:00,560 Speaker 1: fight battles that don't matter, start ignoring disrespect. You can't 350 00:22:00,560 --> 00:22:04,480 Speaker 1: make people like you, make them change their mind. If 351 00:22:04,480 --> 00:22:07,639 Speaker 1: you stay focused on the offense, you'll start majoring on 352 00:22:07,720 --> 00:22:11,080 Speaker 1: the miners, miss all the great things God has blessed 353 00:22:11,119 --> 00:22:15,000 Speaker 1: you with. That person at work doesn't like you, that's okay. 354 00:22:15,240 --> 00:22:17,920 Speaker 1: You don't need them to like you to fulfill your destiny. 355 00:22:18,359 --> 00:22:21,560 Speaker 1: There are plenty of people that do like you. Don't 356 00:22:21,600 --> 00:22:25,320 Speaker 1: become focused on it, let it go. That's not your battle. 357 00:22:26,320 --> 00:22:29,920 Speaker 1: The scripture says, it's the little foxes that spoil the vines. 358 00:22:30,920 --> 00:22:35,240 Speaker 1: One person out of the whole Persian empire wouldn't respect him, 359 00:22:35,640 --> 00:22:39,160 Speaker 1: and he was full of rage. Look at how out 360 00:22:39,200 --> 00:22:42,800 Speaker 1: of proportion things become when we let an offense take root. 361 00:22:43,760 --> 00:22:46,720 Speaker 1: Are there any little foxes that are spoiling your joy? 362 00:22:47,359 --> 00:22:51,040 Speaker 1: Those little offenses, if you allow them to stay, will 363 00:22:51,080 --> 00:22:54,840 Speaker 1: turn into big issues that can limit your life. When 364 00:22:54,880 --> 00:22:58,119 Speaker 1: my brother Paul was seventeen years old, someone that was 365 00:22:58,160 --> 00:23:02,200 Speaker 1: a mentor to him he looked up to, told him 366 00:23:02,520 --> 00:23:04,919 Speaker 1: that he didn't think Paul had what it took to 367 00:23:05,000 --> 00:23:09,480 Speaker 1: become a medical doctor. Paul was at this vulnerable stage, 368 00:23:09,880 --> 00:23:13,520 Speaker 1: very impressionable. When you need people speaking faith over you, 369 00:23:14,119 --> 00:23:17,399 Speaker 1: telling you you can do great things, was just the opposite. 370 00:23:17,680 --> 00:23:21,600 Speaker 1: Paul was offended, hurt his feelings, and wounded his spirit, 371 00:23:22,240 --> 00:23:25,560 Speaker 1: and instead of letting it go, not paying any attention, 372 00:23:26,040 --> 00:23:29,000 Speaker 1: the seed began to take root. He began to have 373 00:23:29,080 --> 00:23:33,520 Speaker 1: this unhealthy competitiveness, this drive that said I'm going to 374 00:23:33,640 --> 00:23:36,919 Speaker 1: prove to you who I am. It developed into this 375 00:23:37,080 --> 00:23:42,280 Speaker 1: underlying anger. He became negative, critical, judgmental. He said, I 376 00:23:42,440 --> 00:23:45,280 Speaker 1: was like a boiling furnace. If you got close to 377 00:23:45,320 --> 00:23:47,919 Speaker 1: me and I opened those furnace doors, you were going 378 00:23:47,960 --> 00:23:51,800 Speaker 1: to get burned. Twenty years later, he was talking with 379 00:23:51,880 --> 00:23:54,920 Speaker 1: his pastor. He said, Paul, why do you have all 380 00:23:54,960 --> 00:23:58,200 Speaker 1: this rage in you? It's like you're about to explode. 381 00:23:58,400 --> 00:24:01,480 Speaker 1: Paul's mind went back to when he was seventeen years old, 382 00:24:02,000 --> 00:24:05,240 Speaker 1: when he was told he couldn't become a doctor. Well, 383 00:24:05,240 --> 00:24:08,399 Speaker 1: now he was a successful surgeon. He had proved them wrong, 384 00:24:08,840 --> 00:24:13,200 Speaker 1: but he wasn't satisfied. He still felt this resentment, this anger. 385 00:24:13,320 --> 00:24:16,200 Speaker 1: It was poisoning his life. Here he had all these 386 00:24:16,240 --> 00:24:20,280 Speaker 1: great things, but he couldn't enjoy it. That's how powerful 387 00:24:20,359 --> 00:24:23,600 Speaker 1: offense is. If you let that set in, it can 388 00:24:23,720 --> 00:24:27,720 Speaker 1: grow and become a root of bitterness where it's contaminating 389 00:24:27,800 --> 00:24:31,960 Speaker 1: every area of your life, your attitude, your relationships, your vision. 390 00:24:32,760 --> 00:24:35,200 Speaker 1: Paul knew he had to dig up that route, and 391 00:24:35,240 --> 00:24:38,200 Speaker 1: he lived in Little Rock, but he came to Houston 392 00:24:38,800 --> 00:24:42,280 Speaker 1: and went to the exact place where that offense took root. 393 00:24:42,760 --> 00:24:46,960 Speaker 1: He said, God, today I'm forgiving them, I'm letting it go. 394 00:24:47,359 --> 00:24:49,600 Speaker 1: I'm getting rid of this offense. I'm going to live 395 00:24:49,680 --> 00:24:53,159 Speaker 1: my life free. That day was a turning point, he 396 00:24:53,200 --> 00:24:56,600 Speaker 1: felt that anger, resentment begin to lift off of him. 397 00:24:57,160 --> 00:25:00,119 Speaker 1: Chains were broken, and that's when he started enjoy and 398 00:25:00,160 --> 00:25:03,159 Speaker 1: his success and enjoying what God had blessed him with. 399 00:25:04,480 --> 00:25:07,920 Speaker 1: The Psalmist said in Psalm seventy three, I didn't realize 400 00:25:08,000 --> 00:25:11,840 Speaker 1: how bitter I had become. I wonder if we're carrying 401 00:25:11,840 --> 00:25:16,560 Speaker 1: around offenses, anger, resentment, we don't even realize it. It's 402 00:25:16,640 --> 00:25:20,480 Speaker 1: poison in our spirit, keeping us from our dreams, limiting 403 00:25:20,520 --> 00:25:24,440 Speaker 1: our creativity. What's causing you to be that way? You're 404 00:25:24,480 --> 00:25:29,160 Speaker 1: supposed to be free and positive and joyful. Like Paul, 405 00:25:29,320 --> 00:25:32,480 Speaker 1: you have to get honest with yourself. Maybe there are 406 00:25:32,520 --> 00:25:35,760 Speaker 1: some bitter roots you need to pull up. You've allowed 407 00:25:35,800 --> 00:25:40,240 Speaker 1: offenses to stay. That's okay. Today can be the uprooting day. 408 00:25:40,720 --> 00:25:43,639 Speaker 1: Today can be the day you let things go. You 409 00:25:43,760 --> 00:25:46,920 Speaker 1: forgive who hurt you, not focus on what they did. 410 00:25:47,760 --> 00:25:51,000 Speaker 1: Not be obsessed like Hayman over who's not celebrating you? 411 00:25:51,240 --> 00:25:54,080 Speaker 1: Living to prove to them who you are? You have 412 00:25:54,200 --> 00:25:57,760 Speaker 1: nothing to prove. God is proud of you. God is 413 00:25:57,880 --> 00:26:00,879 Speaker 1: cheering you on. He's going to make up for the wrongs. 414 00:26:01,240 --> 00:26:06,080 Speaker 1: Hurts come, but God heals unfair things happen but God 415 00:26:06,119 --> 00:26:09,160 Speaker 1: pays you back. We all have some ashes, but God 416 00:26:09,200 --> 00:26:12,640 Speaker 1: gives you beauty for the ashes. Now do your part, 417 00:26:13,040 --> 00:26:16,800 Speaker 1: keep the offenses out, develop this habit of letting go 418 00:26:17,280 --> 00:26:21,320 Speaker 1: and reaching forward, living in a continual state of forgiveness. 419 00:26:21,640 --> 00:26:24,959 Speaker 1: If you'll do this, I believe and declare things that 420 00:26:25,000 --> 00:26:29,199 Speaker 1: have hindered you are being broken right now. Offenses are 421 00:26:29,240 --> 00:26:35,040 Speaker 1: being uprooted. 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