How Can You Stop Living Offended at God?
Here’s how to stop living offended at God. I’ll give you the means to not only heal the root wound that are the reason that you’re offended, I’ll give you tools to live daily live out being un-offended at God.
We live in a world that was once the enemies. Jesus won the battle at the cross and made friends again with everything that was fallen. He redeemed us and reconciled us to himself. But while the battle is won. Think of it in-terms-of what’s happened in Afghanistan after 9/11. The Taliban fell in an instant. They no longer rule Afghanistan.
Are they still a threat? Do they still have power? Yes. A pastor friend of mine in Pakistan was just threatened by them with death.
Do they have authority? No.
The same is true with our enemy. He no longer rules the world. He has no authority.
Are there still casualties? Yes. And you might be one.
There is healing available to your emotions as well as your body. Here’s how you heal the heart of feeling rejected:
Confess your sin to God for living offended at Him.
If you don’t know why you’re offended, but you know you are because your admittedly standoff-ish with the Father, or you don’t like hearing other’s testimonies or you’re quick to take offense at others, ask Him to show you the root wound using these steps:
Ask the Father, Son or Spirit to take you back to the place in where you became offended at Him. You’ll be brought to a memory.
Describe the situation or picture.
Find where Jesus (or the Father, or the Spirit) is in the memory.
Ask Jesus (or the Father, or the Spirit) the lie you learned from the situation.
Renounce the lie(s).
Ask Jesus (or the Father, or the Spirit) what the truth is.
Agree with God and declare the truth.
Father, I know that when (name the situation) happened, I felt rejected by you and chose to live offended at you. Specifically, I (tell him what you did to protect yourself). Forgive me for protecting myself and for rejecting others (name them) to keep them from rejecting me. Give me a new revelation of your love and help me to walk in your truth.
If you have difficulty with this process get someone with Sozo, Theophostic, or Immanuel training to help you.
To hope at the end of the rope you need to avoid bitterness by forgiving others and living unoffended at the Father.
My name is Trevor Lund. I'm a Christian Speaker, Author and Lead Dreamer for Expectancy Ministries. I love to impart hope and empower destiny with creative communication, memorable motivation and applicable inspiration.
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Hi,
I know all this but I have really never experienced it the way that Jesus hoped or knew that we needed to walk in intimacy with him. I know Faith, but imagine marrying your wife and not experiencing any other positive emotions of that experience and just having to accept that you have a document. I know Jesus loves me but in this life I am still so < !@#$>… and his love is something I will have to wait for until I die. I have tried to experience it for 25 years and I am tired of waiting for his love to break through. Cheers
Tim
Tim,
We all have the opportunity to live offended at God. Since He’s all powerful and all good, why is the world the way it is? Why do my relationships not work out? Why am I where I know I’m not supposed to be?
The church used to hold the concept of “Christus Victus” – that is Christ is victorious. This means that we’re in a battle and God’s will isn’t always done. That changed over time to an idea that God wove a tapestry with all our troubles that turned all things to the good.
While ultimately it is true all things work together for good for those who love have been called, it doesn’t mean God tempts us with evil or approves of the wrong done to us.
It’s His body, His bride, His church that is left here to do – by the power of the Holy Spirit – what Jesus Christ did in the flesh. Our first step to doing that is to choose to live unoffended at the Father.
Praying for you.