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Discover how pride fuels offense and why humility is the antidote. Learn why the more humble you become, the less you'll be offended, and how to uproot pride at its source.

At the heart of most offense is pride saying "I deserve better treatment than this." Pride makes you easily offended, refuses to forgive, and demands acknowledgment before moving forward.

Welcome to Day 15 of Freedom From Offense, where we're learning that offense thrives in the soil of pride but withers in the soil of humility.

In this episode, you'll discover:

• How pride makes you easily offended while humility gives the benefit of the doubt
• Why pride refuses to forgive until people "deserve" it
• How pride demands acknowledgment before releasing offense
• Why the more humble you become, the less you'll be offended
• Three practical ways to uproot pride and cultivate humility
• How to stop demanding apologies for your peace

Whether you're easily offended, hold grudges, demand apologies, want spiritual maturity, or recognize pride in your offense—this episode will challenge and free you.

Perfect for: Anyone easily offended by others, people who hold grudges until others "deserve" forgiveness, those who demand apologies before releasing offense, believers wanting spiritual maturity and humility, people who recognize pride in their reactions, anyone ready to extend grace freely, and those wanting to be less offended.

Tomorrow on Day 16: Testing Relationships Without Sabotaging Them

Episode Highlights:

• Scripture: Proverbs 13:10 ("Where there is strife, there is pride") | James 4:6 ("God opposes the proud but shows favor to the humble")
• Key Teaching: Most offense is rooted in pride believing "I shouldn't have to deal with this." Humility is the antidote—the more humble you become, the less you'll be offended
• Three Ways Pride Fuels Offense: (1) Pride makes you easily offended—takes everything personally (2) Pride refuses to forgive—holds grudges until they "deserve" it (3) Pride demands acknowledgment—won't release until they validate your pain
• Three Strategies: (1) Humble yourself before God humbles you—recognize you're not above hurt (2) Extend the grace you want when you mess up (3) Stop demanding apologies for your peace—God's validation is enough
• Shift Action: Identify one offense rooted in pride, confess it to God, release the person and the need for acknowledgment
• Prayer Focus: Confessing pride, receiving humility, extending grace freely, releasing need for acknowledgment

Resources Mentioned:

• Holy Shift Devotionals book by Desiree Day (Paperback and Kindle on Amazon)
• Free Companion Guide: Holyshiftdevotionals.org
• Instagram: @HolyShiftDevotionals

About This Series: Freedom From Offense is a 30-day devotional podcast journey designed to help you identify and uproot pride, cultivate humility, and become less easily offended. Each episode is 12-14 minutes of convicting, practical, biblical teaching.

About The Host: Desiree Day is the author of Holy Shift Devotionals and passionate about helping women grow in humility, extend grace freely, and walk in the freedom that comes from releasing pride. Through practical biblical teaching and real-life application, she equips listeners to become quick to forgive and slow to be offended. Connect with Desiree on Instagram at @HolyShiftDevotionals.

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