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Key Scripture: "Jesus said, "Forsake the habit of criticizing and judging
others, and then you will not be critized and judged in return. Don't look at
others and judge pronounce them guilty, and you will not experience guilty
accusations yourself." Luke 6:37
Power Point:
I was
recently part of an event to acquaint people with a ministry I'm part of.
It was a LOT of hard work. As you may expect, the last two weeks were chaotic,
frenzied, and harried as we realized the things we had forgotten to do, and
realized the things we hadn't known that we should do.
After
the event, the Board members met to rehash the day and discuss what we thought.
The idea was to critique the event, which, to my mind, means that you applaud the good, and learn from the
mistakes. It's very easy to cross the
line from critiquing to criticising isn't it?
Before we knew it, we were submerged in negative comments. They seemed to feed on each other. The
interesting thing is, that following that day, we have received so many
compliments; so much praise for a job well done. The results of God's
blessing on that day have become very obvious.
Critiquing can be a good thing. We have to make sure that in the process
of analyising or evaluating something we don't simply become critics. The
dictionary says that a critic is someone
who tends too readily to
make captious, trivial, or harsh judgments; one who is a faultfinder.
If we are in the Spirit, when we analyze
then we are not just looking for the faults, we're looking for a
resolution. If we are in the flesh
then we will be harsh, narrow-minded, and always focused on the flaws, the
faults and the shortcomings.
Beloved, the Lord will allow you to see the places in other people's
lives where they may be missing the fullness of His life in them. He wants you to intercede for them so that
they won't miss any part of all that He has for them. It is not your job to point out their
faults.
He's actually already aware of them. It
is your job to abide in His loving heart, and pray from that heart that those
who are missing the mark will be restored.
In
fact, in Galatians 6, He says, "If you see a
believer who is overtaken with a fault, (a mistake) and has fallen from the
place of victory, may the one who overflows with the Spirit, seek to restore
him to Christ. Win him over with gentle
words which will open his heart to you, and will keep you from exalting yourself
over him."
"Love empowers us to fulfill the law of
Christ as we carry each other's troubles."
That's how we "critique"in the Spirit.
We overflow with the Spirit.
We seek restoration for them.
We win them over with gentle words.
We do not consider ourselves above them.
We love from Christ's heart of love within us.
If you've been a faultfinder, or a critic,
perhaps you might want to re-think your approach. How is that working for you?
The Bible says that it just won't work, and unfortunately, you release that same attitude back into your own life. Whatever you sow,
you will reap. What is it that you want to reap? I choose love, don't you?
Power Thought:
We are supposed to be blinded by love?
Copyright © 2014, Suzanne Roberts, Unpublished Work
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