Overlook Offense (寬恕過失)

SCRIPTURE 經文
"Good sense makes a man restrain his anger, and it is his glory to overlook a transgression or an offense"
(Proverbs 19:11, AMP)"人有見識、就不輕易發怒．寬恕人的過失、便是自己的榮耀。"
(箴言19:11, AMP)

WORD 信息
Not long ago, a lady came and told me, “Joel, the reason I quit coming to church, the reason I hadn’t been here in two months is because everybody was talking about me. Everybody was against me.” I didn’t say it, but I thought to myself, “Ma’am, everybody doesn’t know you. If you sit on one side of the building, the people on the other side probably have never even seen you.” What happened? She was carrying offense and got distracted trying to fight a battle that wasn’t worth fighting. Someone offended her or said something she didn’t like, and instead of letting it go, she fell into a trap. “Well, I’m not going to come to church. I’ll just show them.” She got distracted trying to prove her point and the only person she ended up hurting was herself. That’s what happens when we carry offenses. Things get blown out of proportion--“Everybody is against me. Everybody is talking about me.”
We shouldn’t allow offenses to distract us and get us off course. Instead, we need to stay focused on what God’s called us to do and overlook offense. Choose your battles wisely so you can fulfill the destiny God has prepared for you!
不久前，一位女士來告訴我，“約爾，我這兩個月不來教會的原因是因為每個人都在談論我。每個人都與我作對。” 我沒說什麼，但是我自忖，“夫人，不是每個人都認識你。如果妳坐在這建築物的一邊，另一邊的人有可能甚至從未見過妳。”怎麼了?她帶著人的過失並苦惱著要打一場不值得打的仗。有人冒犯她或說了她不中聽的話，她不但沒有讓它離去，反而掉入陷阱。“好吧，我不來教會。我只是要讓他們瞧瞧。”她苦惱著要證明她的觀點，然而到頭來受傷的人就是她自己。當我們帶著人的過失就會發生這樣的事。事情誇張的不成比例 -- “每個人都與我作對。每個人都在談論我。”
我們不應該讓人的過失困擾我們，讓我們偏離正軌。反而必須專注於上帝呼召我們要做的而且要寬恕人的過失。聰明地選擇你的戰場以便完成上帝為你預備的天意！

PRAYER 禱告
Heavenly Father, search my heart today. Remove any offense or any wrong attitude that would stand in the way of Your best for my life. I love You and bless You. In Jesus’ Name. Amen.天父，求祢今天明察我的心。除去任何會阻擋祢給我生命中最美好事物的過失或錯誤態度。我愛祢也讚美你。奉主耶穌的名求。阿們。