Criticism hurts others while changing the critic for the worse. “I am doing a great work and I cannot come down.” Nehemiah 6:3 NKJV. My thoughts and comments today are about “critics and criticism.” If criticism bothers you too much, you are not doing something important enough to ignore it. […]
“If you listen to correction, you grow in understanding.” Proverbs 15:32 NLT “God loves you too much to let you ignore everyone.” My thoughts and comments today are about “correction.” Correction is necessary at some time for everyone. No one is perfect enough to never need some words of counsel […]
“The Lord disciplines those He loves.” Hebrews 12:6 NLT “Embrace discipline with assurance of God’s love and sufficient grace.” My thoughts and comments today are about “Godly discipline.” Does anyone really enjoy discipline? None of us likes to be corrected, and especially it seems when we most need to be. […]
“This man welcomes sinners.” Luke 15:2 NIV “Jesus took their worst complaint and joyfully embraced it as the highest compliment.” My thoughts today are about “complaints and compliments.” As a boy, I remember my Dad teaching me a simple rhyme: “How I dislike the guys who criticize and minimize the […]
“I am doing a great work and I cannot come down.” Nehemiah 6:3 NKJV “Don’t be critical. It hurts others while changing you, and not for the better.” My thoughts today are about “dealing with criticism.” Eventually, you will face criticism, some deserved and some not. Everyone does. And you […]