I was especially intimidated in certain meetings where other ministers were gathered. I remember praying, "Lord, deliver me from being intimidated around my peers, and help me to overcome fear and to be bold!" After I went to Bible School, I began to receive...

If you throw a boomerang the correct way, it will come back to you. It's the same way with offenses: when you offend another person, that offense will usually return to you in one form or another. There are several different kinds of offense that believers commonly...

Don't allow yourself to become stuck in the trap of constantly worrying about what people think or say about you. Proverbs 29:25 says that "the fear of man bringeth a snare"—a snare that often comes in the form of an offense. If you are ensnared by fear of people,...

I am continually amazed by the variety of reasons people give for leaving churches, jobs, families or other important life situations. These people become offended at the most trivial things. For example, one woman told me that she believed God had called her to...

God wants us to step out in faith and that requires trust that He will walk with us through the changes in our lives. I love this passage in Proverbs: Lean on, trust in, and be confident in the Lord with all your heart and mind and do not rely on your own insight...

In Mark 7, we find the account of a woman who overcame a huge giant in her life because she refused to take offense. This woman's daughter was vexed by a devil. Now, think about that particular giant. If your daughter had a devil, you'd have trouble, wouldn't you?...

There is one type of offense that occurs when people become offended with themselves because they keep falling short in a certain area of their lives. Have you ever become offended with yourself? Maybe you got mad at yourself and thought, "I'm so tired of always...

There are many types of offenses the devil used to get us out of our love walk. One type of offense occurs when people become offended with God Himself. Perhaps someone prayed about something, and it seemed to him that God didn't answer his prayer. For example, I...