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por Dr. David Shamenda
The Spirit of Offense is enslaving and unkind; it ties the victims into past bondage, and it continues to pile on grievances that are past and forgotten. It makes them new. The victims of the Spirit of offense don't know how to rejoice and look to the mercies of The Lord. The mercies of The Lord are new every morning, and they never cease.
Nothing is more intoxicating to some people than the sip of authority, which deceives people who are walking offended and makes them more respected, temper begins to control people and get them into trouble and pride keeps them there. The spirit of offense is destructive. Always remember life is what you make it until someone makes it worse.
One of the true test of a man's character is not what he does in the light, but what he does in the darkness when tantrums flares and offense takes over.
The Spirit of offense brings:Bitterness: One is reacting because of personal hurts. Rebellion: Justifying an independent spirit. Deception: Believing that evil reports are correct to give. Pride: Want to exalt self. Guilt: Justifying past actions or attitudes. Envy: Desiring what another has.
The problem now becomes about what you see, missing the beauty and the things that God wants you to see. Once offense attaches itself to your vision, you become bombarded by everything you see. You begin to see things as if they are something they are not. Every post, every picture, every action is something that you see as a direct attack against you.
It will be proper to consider the principles of those offenses that hinder the propagation of the gospel of truth and the wrongs that interfere with relationships with people around you. Divisions, contentions, and animosities among Christians, arising from pride, a desire for dominion, and building matters of an uncertain nature and human invention upon Christ's foundation.
When offense takes root, your mind is the first place it's coming after. The moment offense attaches itself to your mind, the ability to have clarity and peace is diminished, as everything now becomes about feeding every thought that is only directed at the hurt through offense.
The spirit of offense is so demonic that people who have this spirit fail to function normally. People who suffer from bitterness react because of past personal hurts.