If you have felt like something is blocking your closeness with God, this episode will help you name it and remove it. In this episode, I kick off this new series by sharing how offense works like a subtle trap that hardens the heart and steals intimacy, and how Jesus invites you into real freedom through repentance and forgiveness.

In this episode, we talk about:

• You can love Jesus and still have a hidden wall in your heart, and God can reveal what is really there.
• The heart can be deceitful, which is why we need the Lord to search us and show us what we cannot see on our own.
• Sin hardens the heart over time, and offense is often the hidden root behind bitterness, anger, envy, and strife.
• God refines our hearts like gold, using the heat of trials to bring impurities to the surface so they can be removed.
• Offense is not a small issue, it produces bad fruit and affects your relationships, your peace, and the people around you.
• Jesus said offenses will come, not if but when, and you still have the choice to stay offended or live free.
• Pride keeps you stuck in blame, but humility opens the door to repentance, healing, and truth.
• Condemnation is not from the Lord, conviction is an invitation to come closer and be cleansed.
• The enemy uses subtle deception to pull you off course, and the Word of God keeps you aligned with truth.
• Freedom begins with an honest prayer, asking Jesus to reveal where offense is hiding so you can repent and move forward.

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Alita Reynolds

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Alita Reynolds is the President of Women of Faith, Host of the Alita Reynolds Show, a Certified Master Christian Life Coach (CMCLC), Founder of Women in Media Ministry (WIMM) and a sought-after trainer and speaker. She and her husband, GJ, are the Visionaries of Women of Faith, a global ministry equipping women to live victoriously with Jesus. She lives in Nebraska and has three adult children. Learn more about Alita at: https://www.womenoffaith.com/