tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1504245319390649888.post3501198516009847416..comments2023-05-20T03:10:38.385-05:00Comments on Grace Unmeasured: Good Friday - Looking to the Cross to Deal with CriticismDaniel Patzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05357439519814391357noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1504245319390649888.post-33470206409475109172008-03-22T21:13:00.000-05:002008-03-22T21:13:00.000-05:00Daniel, as time permits, I look forward to reading...Daniel, as time permits, I look forward to reading and even responding to the items on the blog. I'm convicted and encouraged and I wish I read this one week ago as I had some "Heavenly Father sent criticism/correction" sent via my employer. (I stewed about it (sinfuly) for a good day or two)<BR/>Further, there are plenty of times that Sarah and I have had disagreements where I have been defensive. One sentence that caught my eye, among MANY others, was the following:<BR/>"The correction and advice that we hear are sent by our heavenly Father. They are His corrections, rebukes, warnings, and scoldings. His reminders are meant to humble me, to weed out the root of pride and replace it with a heart and lifestyle of growing wisdom, understanding, goodness, and truth." If God is sovereign over all of life, and he is, then even just or unjust criticism I can say is ordered by God for my good, namely, to "weed out the root of pride..." <BR/>I'm glad I took the time to read this and pray that I will change in this area as I try, with God's help, to remember what Christ has done for me and how massively gracious he has been with me. He does treat me "better than I deserve!"Justin and Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18149535601315763188noreply@blogger.com