Not Being Offended

Blessed is the one who does not fall away on account of Me.”

That is why, for the sake of Christ, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong.

In return for my love they accuse me, but I am a man of prayer.

No discipline seems enjoyable at the time, but painful. Later on, however, it yields a harvest of righteousness and peace to those who have been trained by it.

A fool’s anger is known at once, but a prudent man overlooks an insult.

A man’s insight gives him patience, and his virtue is to overlook an offense.

And He who searches our hearts knows the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for the saints according to the will of God.

As for anyone who hears My words and does not keep them, I do not judge him. For I have not come to judge the world, but to save the world.

Do not pay attention to every word that is spoken, or you may hear your servant cursing you.

For you know in your heart that many times you yourself have cursed others.

Abundant peace belongs to those who love Your law; nothing can make them stumble.