Praise for wisdom!

[Jenster]

Praise God for shedding some light on my situation. I have been learning about boundaries. There are two people that I have been very critical of, because they are Christian but have ungodly attitudes. Not mean attitudes, but irresponsible and "who cares about other people."

I can get very worked up about these attitudes, but this morning I was reminded that boundaries mean dealing with how the person affects ME. Not judging that person, but dealing with the consequences of his actions.

I'm not really affected by their attitudes in a large way, at least, I can handle them. So I've decided to obey God and stop judging them. Now maybe I can have compassion on them instead of condemning them, which I shouldn't have been doing in the first place. Praise God!

 

[rosemoss]

The Good Lord will show us what HE wants us to do!!


Praise the Lord!!

 

[ghs1994]

God will sooner or later convict your heart of those who call themselves Christians, but don't know what it is to love.

1 John 4:8 He that loveth not knoweth no God; for God is love.

The greatest gift He gave was His life for those He loved, that being the world. Those two folks that you know should be instructed in God's Word concerning compassion and concern for others. I hope that you will take the opportunity when God presents it to do this. It's not about judgment, it's about instruction and direction.

 

[fieldlily]

Praise God for shedding some light on my situation. I have been learning about boundaries. There are two people that I have been very critical of, because they are Christian but have ungodly attitudes. Not mean attitudes, but irresponsible and "who cares about other people."

I can get very worked up about these attitudes, but this morning I was reminded that boundaries mean dealing with how the person affects ME. Not judging that person, but dealing with the consequences of his actions.

I'm not really affected by their attitudes in a large way, at least, I can handle them. So I've decided to obey God and stop judging them. Now maybe I can have compassion on them instead of condemning them, which I shouldn't have been doing in the first place. Praise God!

Great lesson from which we can all learn...and it is soooo freeing when we do. Thanks for sharing this insight....it is definitely true!!!! especially this: "...but this morning I was reminded that boundaries mean dealing with how the person affects ME. Not judging that person, but dealing with the consequences of his actions."

Cheers,

birdfriend....

 

[Jenster]

Hey guys - thanks for your replies! I agree, ghs1994, we have the responsibility to speak the truth in love. Too often we Christians shy away from keeping one another accountable, but the Body suffers as a result.

I would also add something to my OP. I'm thankful to be learning about boundaries, but I hope not to lose sight of the need to share in one anothers' sufferings. Like, if guy says something bad about my friend, I would not just say "Well, that guy didn't affect ME, so I don't care." I would try not to judge him, but still I need to take a moral stand and say to him, "I don't like the way you treated my friend."

Love must include having a sense of wrong and right.

 

[growingupinhim]

Praise the Lord..may we encorage others to love God! and to bear fruit!