Anointed and still Offended - Letting Go !

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Have you ever been offended? Nooo , You ?offended ? With what or whom?  You don’t look like the type! Ha ha

Anyways, at some point we all have been offended by someone or something.

Offense is a trap; it’s like a blind spot. It’s like Nairobi potholes that have mini potholes in them. You think it’s a small thing but when you get into it, it hits you, now you have to refocus and re-strategize the course of your journey, it leaves damage somehow.

Offense is a snare, you never see it coming. It’s the kind of thing that makes you say “I had a bad day”, when it was really the 5 minute tussle you had with the tout that left the sour taste in your mouth .

You were doing just fine until, you get into this matatu , you settle down , you get your phone out since everyone else is on their phone  , but you open devotionals because you are about good vibes .

The conductor is shaking the coins besides you furiously, you cautiously give him a folded note and wait for change.

He says “Ngoja !” You wait! because the fruit of the spirit is in you and your screen is currently on Galatians 5:22 .

10 minutes later you signal him, he signals you back to wait, you are a doer of the word, you sigh but patiently wait. You are almost alighting and he is avoiding your eyes, finally you shout “ Nipee Change ” , and you  add “Please” because you have been marinated in courtesy . 

He gives you less than he had initially quoted, you cannot argue, you have arrived.  Just like that you are offended!

One thing I have learnt about offense is that sometimes you will offend.  

Especially when you are in purpose, you will find yourself offending people.

Jesus offended the Pharisees, when he was busy working miracles, raising the dead, healing the sick and covering lunch needs in Israel.  Their offense was not so much so what he did but who was he to do it ?

 Jesus was not offending anyone while he was on the wilderness for 40 days and 40 nights. He did not offend anyone when he would retreat to a quiet place. 

When he was in His element, suddenly man’s offense would have a bone to pick with him.

How to deal with offense 

One time Jesus healed a blind man, the Pharisee’s were so offended they could not even congratulate the man for seeing them! LOL, these men had a doctorate in pettiness! 

They were so offended by Jesus that healing on Sabbath was an issue , can you imagine getting a breakthrough on Sunday and having to give the Pharisee’s a PowerPoint presentation of who , where and why you were healed ?

I find this fascinating; Paul when he was out there persecuting the church, the offense was at minimal.  When he made his conversion, my my my level of offense was out spoken, a national crisis even! He was wanted; he was offending the authorities because something in him had shifted, his manifestation was causing uproar.

 I want to be delicate with the next example; it has been so heavy on my heart. Like layers of onion, I want to deftly peel out my words with care to avoid any type of false impression. .

Matthew 11:2 John the Baptist, who was in prison, heard about all the things the Messiah was doing. So he sent his disciples to ask Jesus, ³ “Are you the Messiah we’ve been expecting,^[a] or should we keep looking for someone else?”

This is the same John who recognized Jesus at infancy; they had a Holy Ghost moment even before they meet on earth. He was the one that so greatly paved the way for Jesus, He baptised him, he witnessed the coming of the Messiah, yet He got offended.  He was offended to the point he no longer saw who Jesus really was.

⁶ And blessed is he, whosoever shall not be offended in me.

Jesus was not offended by what John asked, In fact, he went ahead to affirm how mighty John was. He credited to his reputation as a great man and a kingdom champion.


I really feel like the state of where John was ‘prison ‘facilitated where his heart was. As great and mighty as he was, he allowed the trap of offense to distract Him in seeing who Jesus was.


Here is the deal, I am sure some people could have discredited Jesus based on the fact that John the Baptist gave a verdict of no confidence at that moment.


May be John the Baptist wanted to collaborate with Jesus but it was not in line with God’s purpose. Maybe John wanted to be bailed out by Jesus, maybe He wanted them to be hand in hand, buddies of the gospel, perhaps.


The point is, offense moved his heart from the real knowledge and discernment of Christ.

Jesus has minimal influence in his own Home town because they were offended in him. They perceived him not as a prophet and got stuck in the old mentality and blocked the Manifested King.


Offense can take form due to failed expectations, unmatched Unspoken / unmet expectations. It is important that we learn to release the expectations we have from man and peg them on GOD.


When I was reading about offense, the lord just dropped something in my heart. Could it be the area where you and I see minimal effect, harvest, influence or growth could be curbed by offense?


Maybe your last relationship left some offense, your performance at work simply because you missed the promotion? , you no longer serve simply because you were offended by someone's insensitive comment ?


This is for me more than it is for you, it’s a learning space. I am learning to let go of offenses because they are blind pots. The 5 minute exchange with the tout could steal a harvest of joy.

Maybe that tout has a lot on his mind and the Lord is creating a prayer request for you but offense will have you label him a thief, your 20/= has robbed you a moment for divine transaction.

You will offend (because of your manifestation) and you will be offended, just know that offense is not something to hold on to ! Release it before it imprisons you !

Like that anime , offense should like a bait that leaves you stronger not trapped .

XO Bellz