If You Can’t Say Anything Nice, What Does that Say About You?
There is a time for correction, and there is a place for confrontation, but there is no room for the graceless criticism that characterizes so much of our conversation behind closed doors. If we can’t say anything nice, what does that say about our souls? Instead of picking people apart with your carping and complaining, lift them up with your life-giving encouraging words. The Holy Spirit, who is our comforter & encourager, instills courage, hope, and cheer. That same spirit works through us so we might share in his work of encouraging.
Homework
Ask a friend if you suffer from plankeye.
Ask God to change your heart.
Ask for forgiveness.
Quote: “Plankeye is like having bad breath: you don’t know your breath stinks but everyone who gets close to you sure does!”
Verse for the week: 1 Thessalonians 5:11
Worship Songs
Joy to the World
Isaac Watts, George Handel, Chris Tomlin, Ed Cash, and Matt Gilder
O Come O Come Emmanuel
Written by John Mason Neale, arranaged by Matt Maher
Come Thou Long Expected Jesus
Words by Charles Wesley, Music by Rowland H. Pritchard, arranged by Meredith Andrews and Jacob Scooter
