Part 2 , Nurturing Relationships

Last week we talked about spending less time thinking about yourself.

This week I want to focus on: Being Offended is a Choice.


Psalms 119:165 "Great peace have they which love thy law; and nothing shall offend them."


Self Reflection: As yourself this......

Am I easily offended? Over the past month, when and why did I choose to take offense? If I refused to take offense in these situations how would my current feelings and relationship with the other person be?


I get easily offended if my significant other makes a comment referring to my weight. It's never a bad one though. It's all in the interpretation. I always have my guard up when it comes to my weight. I've struggled getting these last 10 lbs off for too long now. I was telling Q awhile back how I'm just fed up with working out and not seeing results. His response was, " You just got to work harder." It instantly offended me because I interpreted it as: he doesn't think I work hard enough. He can't appreciate all the work I've been doing already, etc. He meant well, but I took offense from it. That is one of the reasons why I love him, his honesty (in small doses :) )


Are easily offended?

Challenge:

For one week make a commitment to yourself that you will not be offended by what someone else may say or do. Keep track everyday of the # of times you had an urge to be offended and how you reacted to that urge. After one week, record your experience how choosing to not be offended changed your relationships with others.