Critical casserole? I love a casserole. But not everyone is as inclined as I am. In fact, there are those who detest them, preferring their food to be apportioned on their plate, never mixed together. When preparing a casserole, check first with those you are serving. It may be that they prefer meat, potatoes and vegetables served separately, individually cooked to taste.
Think about it. As there is a time and place for certain foods served up in certain ways, so too there is also a time and place for advice, served up in two very distinctive ways.
God’s Word tells us: “But he gives us more grace. That is why Scripture says: “‘God opposes the proud but shows favor to the humble.’” (James 4:6).
Advice can be served up shaken and mixed together as criticism or separately, in individual portions with compassion. When we serve up a “casserole” of our critical thoughts to someone in need of love and understanding, we do more to create a bitter feelings than we do healing. Be careful to give advice to a hurting friend when what they really want is love.
“Heavenly Father, when those we love For need our advice, remind us by Your Spirit that criticism can often be too blunt for those just needing a shoulder to cry on. Help us to be compassionate first and critical last. In Jesus name. Amen!”
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