God’s Word For Today

"For I wrote you out of great distress and anguish of heart

and with many tears, not to grieve you

but to let you know the depth of my love for you."

2 Corinthians 2:4 

Paul did not enjoy reprimanding his Corinthian friends and fellow believers, but he cared enough about them to confront them with their wrongdoing.

Proverbs 27:6 says: "Wounds from a friend can be trusted, but an enemy multiplies kisses."

Sometimes our friends make choices that we know are wrong. If we ignore their behavior and let them continue in it, we won't be showing love to them. We show love by honestly sharing our concerns in order to help these friends do and be their very best for God.

When we don't make any move to help persons know that they are wrong and headed the wrong direction because it is not "politically correct", we are merely indicating that we are more concerned about being well-liked than about what will happen to them.

God bless you!

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