Where does OFFENSE come from? Offense begins with hurt.  Usually because we perceive something has been taken. As I allow offense to remain in my heart, it grows like a cancer (RADIOACTIVE) & if left unchecked, it spreads & grows until eventually anything offends me and creates multiple issues.  The main issue w/offense is that it kills the LOVE Jesus calls us to be, for one cannot act out of both love for people and offense at a person. So we must learn to clean up the radioactive waste through FORGIVENESS.

Relationships are like a river: you start out as a stream and every
person you come in contact with is like two streams connecting,
which can be a little rocky at first, but has the potential to become
powerful, productive, and creating life.