Hebrews 12:15 Looking diligently lest any man fail of the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up trouble you, and thereby many be defiled; (KJV)

 

In the above scripture the words “looking diligently” comes from a compound Greek word which means to look over or to take supervisory oversight and is translated “bishop”. If a person does something that has the potential to offend us, God holds us responsible for whether or not that offence takes root in us. We can choose to let the offence sink into our souls and take root, or we can choose to let it bypass us. We’re not able to control what others do or say to us, but we are able to control what goes on inside of us.