THE LORD BLESSED ME BECAUSE I WALKED AWAY FROM THE OFFENSE.
So, suing my employer seemed like a very reasonable thing to do. But there was a catch. I had developed a relationship with one of the owners of that small business. He had become one of my best friends. I knew that if I sued the business, I would badly hurt my new friend. So, I needed to make a decision. Would I follow the pattern I had been raised in, and would I follow the anger in my heart and the advice of my lawyer and sue these people who had treated me illegally and ruined my career? Or would I lay aside my anger, my attempts to get revenge for myself and break the family tradition, and walk away from this offense? Would I save the relationship with my new friend? It was a hard choice to make. I labored over that decision for several months. In the end, I went against all my rational thinking and upbringing, and I chose the relationship instead. I did not realize it at the time, but
First, I gained a supernatural deliverance that I did not know even existed. When the offense originally happened, I did not even know that there was a demonic spirit known as the "spirit of offense" I had lived with the anger of offense so long that I thought it was normal to be tormented by memories. But now I can recognize that this demon was using me as a stronghold. Second, I gained a new level of God's favor. Romans 12:19 says, "Dear friends, never take revenge. Leave that to the righteous anger of God." For the Scriptures say, "I will take revenge; I will pay them back," says the Lord." (NLT) God asks us to not get revenge for ourselves but to trust Him to pay back those who are so cruel to us. When I chose to not sue my former employers, I lost the career that I had worked 6 grueling years to achieve, and all the dreams that go with it.
God had done a miracle and kept me from following my angry wounded heart.
That was several years ago. Recently I was pondering all that I had gained since that decision was made. I was surprised to realize how the Lord had blessed me because I walked away from the offense.
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