Offence Stalls Spiritual Growth and Destiny

Spiritual growth is designed by God to be progressive. Scripture repeatedly describes the believer’s life as a journey moving from glory to glory, strength to strength, faith to faith. (2 Corinthians 3:18, Romans 1:17) Yet many sincere believers experience stagnation. They love God, attend church, and desire more, but something within resists forward movement. Often, the unseen weight is offence.

The apostle Paul writes,

“You ran well. Who hindered you from obeying the truth?” (Galatians 5:7)

Notice the question is not what hindered you, but who. Growth is often interrupted relationally, not doctrinally. Offence creates internal resistance that slows obedience, dulls hunger, and weakens responsiveness to God’s voice.

Growth Requires a Teachable Heart

Spiritual maturity demands humility. Offence, however, subtly hardens the heart, making correction feel like an attack and guidance feel like control.

Scripture warns,

“Before destruction the heart of a man is haughty, and before honour is humility” (Proverbs 18:12).

An offended heart struggles to remain teachable. It becomes defensive rather than receptive. When teachability is lost, growth stalls not because God has stopped speaking, but because the heart has stopped yielding.

Destiny Unfolds Through Relationships

God often advances destiny through people leaders, mentors, family, and even difficult relationships. When offence enters, it causes withdrawal, mistrust, or isolation, cutting off channels God intended to use.

The Bible says,

“Two are better than one… for if they fall, one will lift up his companion” (Ecclesiastes 4:9–10).

Offence convinces us to walk alone, yet destiny is rarely fulfilled in isolation. What we push away in offence may be what God intended to use for our elevation.

Delayed Growth Produces Repeated Seasons

Israel wandered forty years in what should have been an eleven-day journey (Deuteronomy 1:2). Their delay was not due to lack of promise, but inner resistance complaining, mistrust, and hardened hearts.

Paul later warns believers,

“Let us go on to perfection, not laying again the foundation” (Hebrews 6:1)

Offence traps people in spiritual repetition revisiting lessons that should have already produced maturity.

The good news is this: growth can resume the moment offence is surrendered. God does not shame stalled believers; He invites them forward.

Prophet Isaiah declares,

“Those who wait on the Lord shall renew their strength” (Isaiah 40:31).

Renewal is not found in defending wounds, but in releasing them.

Bible Reading: Genesis 25-26

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Offence Stalls Spiritual Growth and Destiny

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