ARE YOU GUILTY OF THIS?

I was reading a Joyce Meyer book titled ‘THE SECRET TO TRUE HAPPINESS’ and something she said  resonated deeply within me and so I decided to share.

“Where personal interactions are concerned, the prevailing message of our day seems to go something like this:

 “ If you suit me perfectly; if you never make mistakes; If you always treat me right; if you do everything just the way I want you to, then I will applaud you and receive you into my life. I will like you, love you and accept you. But if you make mistakes, even if I let you stay in my life, the very least I will do is let you know you made a mistake, because I certainly wouldn’t want you to think you’re getting away with anything. I cannot let anything slide without giving you a warning or, at the very least, a little dose of rejection because if I let anything slide you might think you can just do it again and again”.

The problem with the attitude I just described is it’s
completely unbiblical. If we want to enjoy life and relationships, we need to live by the truths and principles in God’s Word. His Word does not teach us to be hard and demanding toward others, but to be kind, compassionate, patient and gracious. God is extremely merciful towards us.”

She also went on to say;

“In God’s eyes, mercy is much greater than judgment, and we should always choose to be merciful instead of judgmental or critical. This does not mean we should never, ever correct or confront people or that we should allow people to walk all over us or abuse and mistreat us. It simply means we refrain from pointing out and criticizing every wrong thing a person does. True mercy does not cower in the face of deliberate or blatant wrongdoing or sin; it confronts in love, with the goal of helping people live in the blessings of obedience to God’s Word. But when people are doing the best they can with pure motives, mercy does not call attention to faults and flaws.

I believe many relationships are in serious trouble today because people simply do not exhibit grace and mercy toward one another. People are tired of being nitpicked and criticized for their mistakes and imperfections-and this has endangered countless relationships. If you are in this situation-you know when you are being too hard on someone-let me urge you to develop a merciful attitude toward people’s failures and mistakes”

Thanks for reading.