“And blessed is he, whosoever shall not be offended in Me.” Luke 7:23 

I feel myself wanting to be offended by the Lord often. There are times that I do not like how He chooses to do something or the timing of it. I find myself wanting to disagree on how He handles certain situations. I want to share with Him a better way, my way. I like to be a fixer and I like things to stay in order and go as planned in my mind. I feel I know what is best and what needs to happen and when. I have had to tell myself over and over again you are not God. Once I can establish that in my heart, then I have to let it go.

The Lord has taught me over the years to just let it go. He wants me to be at peace and rest in all circumstances. What a difference it’s made in my life. I have found that His ways are definitely better than mine. His outcome is always better than what mine would have been. Part of this process is waiting and that is a huge weakness of mine. I can say through years of training it is no longer a weakness. I have allowed the Lord to step in and steady me as I wait. Waiting really is a beautiful thing when you can and do do it. In the waiting there is peace and there is an opportunity for growing and maturing. In the waiting I do not have to know anything. I don’t have to understand. I don’t have to figure it out. I just need to wait, listen and trust. The most important thing in this posture is, it is making room for God.

In my devotion the other day it was about John the Baptist. John finds himself in a prison cell. He sends two of his disciples to Jesus to ask the question, “Are you the expected one or do we look for someone else?”

Jesus answered the question back, “Go and report to John what you have seen and heard: the blind see, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised up and the poor have the gospel preached to them. Blessed is he who keeps from stumbling over Me. Even John, who was filled with the Holy Spirit in the womb, had similar thoughts as I. At that time the Spirit had not been given out to all people. Only a select few. So of all people John would have more of a capability of knowing who Jesus was. Even he questioned.

John had prepared the way for Jesus. He called him Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world. He knew when Jesus came that he must decrease so that Jesus could increase. He baptized Jesus and yet he was questioning is this Jesus. It’s possible xJohn was thinking as I do sometimes questioning how Jesus is handling the situation. He was perhaps hoping that Jesus would get him out of prison. We know the rest of the story: he was beheaded. I believe when the disciples came back with the answer it gave John peace and he was able to wait out whatever would be of his circumstance.

Oh Lord lead me to the waiting chambers and rest in peace while I listen and trust. 

May I never be offended by You.


“As for God His way is perfect; the word of the Lord is proven; He is a shield to all who trust in Him.” Psalms 18:30

“For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are My ways higher than your ways, and My thoughts than your thoughts.” Isaiah 55:9