Monday, September 8, 2014

Proverbs - Confrontation Can Create Favor

Proverbs 28:23

He that rebuketh a man afterwards shall find more favour
than he that flattereth with the tongue.


Sometimes it is difficult to confront someone when it is necessary.  The person might take it as a personal offense or even be defensive when the subject is brought up.  If we are motivated by love and a desire to help the person have the blessed life the Lord wants them to have we must not consider a person’s response but rather whether we did what the Lord wanted us to do.  In the long run, our friends will appreciate the fact that we cared enough to steer them in the right way rather than sit passively back and watch their demise.  Love people in truth.  Care more about them than how they care about you. Be willing to be rejected initially and wait on the Lord.  If you spoke His truth motivated by love you will either end up with a friend that respects you in the long run or eliminate companions that are not serious about pleasing God.

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