Critisism

We are so fast as people to criticize some of the things that others do. Who knew that it could be so hurtful? Well I didn't, not until Bro. Bobby's sermon this morning where he pointed out just how painful criticism can be. So much so that the Holy Spirit is the only one that is suppose to criticize.He pointed out how God gave us people the ability to communicate with language. It is so powerful that it can help build us up or even break us down. As Christians we are suppose to help each other, you know help each other to improve. You know I never thought about it that way. How many times a day do we as parents use our words to criticize and bring our children down under the guise of constructive criticism? I know that I am guilty of this and that it is one thing that I really need to work on, not only as a mom but as a christian. I do believe that Beth Moore would call it one of my strongholds. It is just one thing that holds me captive and keeps me from being the person that God wants me to be. I was not aware of this until today. All I can say is Thank you Jesus for giving Bro. Bobby this message this morning. I know that I needed it and by being shown by God where my strong holds are I can now begin to work on breaking free from them.

During this sermon I felt as though it was meant for me and that God was looking at me as he put the words into motion. It was like God was saying hey you, Amy listen to this and take it to heart. There have been many times that I could see the look of hurt on my children's faces after I got done correcting them. My most commonly used words when getting onto the kids when they have done something are, " What is wrong with you?". They do kinda sound like criticizing words when used in the wrong tone of voice. Think about it how many times a day do we criticize the ones we love most in this world and not even realize it? Personally, now that I have thought about it, I do it several times a day.