Taking Offense

Sorry for the long draught. My excuse is that I was out of town. For the few who read this, I hope you haven't given it up yet.

I realize that a lot of the quotes I talk about are issues that I struggle with personally. Maybe it is because I am painfully aware of my weaknesses that it helps me to talk about them. So, if you know me well, it will be no surprise to you that I am writing about this.

"Life is too short to get offended." I don't know who first said this, but it is true. I waste so much time stewing over things that are unimportant--people that don't even realize they have offended me--things that should not even offend me--if I really knew the whole story I would know that it is silly to take offense--time and energy that would have been better spent doing something else. Lately, I have been impressed by a few people that could have taken offense at something but chose not to. I think it is a very Christlike thing to do to give somebody the benefit of the doubt when they have done something that could be seen as offensive. I hope to be able to do this someday. It's an easy temptation to fall for (taking offense).