In Galatians 1:10, Paul says, he was not trying to please men. In John 5:44, Jesus essentially says, “It’s impossible to genuinely trust Christ when you’re seeking to please people.” And when my eyes scanned Luke 16:15, a spiritual dagger went through my heart as I read “that which is highly esteemed among men is detestable in the sight of God.”

I have a love/hate relationship with Jesus’s disciples. I love ’em because they’re just like me. I hate ’em because they’re just like me. All along they’re wanting the Romans physically overthrown and Jesus on a literal throne in Jerusalem, and all along Jesus is consistently telling them the kingdom of God isn’t like that. No swords and horses.

Choosing to be unoffendable not only helps me sleep at night rather than worrying about my latest online “Stand for Truth,” it also helps me remember that Jesus didn’t even ask me to take a stand for truth on everything. He told His followers to go and make disciples. Make other followers.