I suppose we all get caught up in a situation where we think we are exhorting someone, (urging, advising, cautioning), when we are really criticizing. We really step into the criticism when we accuse someone else of doing something that we have been guilty of doing ourselves while anger, frustration and/or zeal have shoved aside the love we have for that person.
"I have never met a person I could despair of, or lose all hope for, after discerning what lies in me apart from the grace of God."
The love for another should drive us to wait until we are able to find out the factors that are driving a brother or sister to act in a certain way. Typically, there is a simple explanation or background phenomenon that would deliver us from a critical reaction and drive us toward private prayer or loving advocacy for that individual instead.
"Jesus did not say to make converts to your way of thinking, but He said to look after His sheep..."
Quotes from Oswald Chambers
"I have never met a person I could despair of, or lose all hope for, after discerning what lies in me apart from the grace of God."
The love for another should drive us to wait until we are able to find out the factors that are driving a brother or sister to act in a certain way. Typically, there is a simple explanation or background phenomenon that would deliver us from a critical reaction and drive us toward private prayer or loving advocacy for that individual instead.
"Jesus did not say to make converts to your way of thinking, but He said to look after His sheep..."
Quotes from Oswald Chambers
