Righteous Desire
"Therefore, laying aside all malice, all deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and all evil speaking, as newborn babes, desire the pure milk of the word, that you may grow thereby." (1 Peter 2:1-2 NKJV) Real people struggle daily with offenses. However, not many contemplate on the appropriate treatment for offenses. Irrespective of the state of mind, offenses feed on nothing but the variants of malice, deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and evil speaking. Fortunately, the scripture says there is always an alternative diet in the word of God - the undiluted and gracious pacifier . After all, only the nutrients in the pure milk of God's word guarantee growth. Therefore, preference of the counsel of God over the sympathy in man's unrighteous expressions represents the ultimate desire for growing in grace.