This program has been made possible by the friends and partners of Joyce Meyer

Ministries. Tonight we're going to talk about not taking offense. I can't guarantee

you that somebody won't try to give you some.

But it's up to us rather we want to take it or not. I'm Joyce Meyer and I believe

that God can heal you everywhere you hurt.

Let me ask a question. Do any of you ever get offended?

Right over there, two people. How many of you get your feelings hurt kind of easy?

I knew it'd be all the women.

There's an occasional man that may be like that, but usually it's ladies because we

got lots of emotions. But you know, you're always going to have opportunities

to be offended. I mean one lady after hearing me teach said she counted how many

opportunities she had to be offended in a week and had 40 things on her list.

You may have an opportunity to be offended before you get out of this building

tonight. I mean, that's just the truth. I mean, you know, some wonderful Christian

who's been in here and heard us talk about love may almost run you over in the

parking lot. And you're going to have to choose to believe the best that they didn't

see you, although you really think they did. You're going to believe that they didn't.

And you're going to keep your peace because your peace is your power.

Did you hear what I said? Your peace is your power. I can't control what

everybody out there does and neither can you. But God has given us the spirit of

discipline and self-control so we can control ourselves with God's help if we

really want to. Amen? So I'm going to talk to you this weekend about offense and

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