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Hi
everyone,
Some
of the wounds we cause others can be good, such as the pain we cause
by confronting people when they are wrong. We do well to be honest
with others when we see them making destructive choices. If they are
making decisions that are hurting their family, they need us to tell
them. If they are blind to a character flaw that will cause them to
lose a job, they need us to lovingly point the flaw out to them. It
would be unloving to remain silent and watch them fail.
As
iron sharpens iron, we need confrontation and truth from others to
grow. No one enjoys hearing negative things about themselves. But in
the long run, it may be good. While it can hurt, admonition from a
friend can be helpful. So it is our responsibility to be open to and
respond to feedback from others, especially those who have our best
interests at heart. It is a gift and often those who do not really
care about us are the very ones who tell us how wonderful we are.
Sometimes our critics are the ones who truly care. So we need both
the courage to speak into others’ lives and to hear it as love when
others do that for us.
Until
next time …
Cheers,
Henry
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