It is the Motive That Matters (TMF:1141)

Monday, June 03, 2019
Peace to Live By: It is the Motive That Matters (TMF:1141) - Daniel Litton
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       I am not saying we should never deny the truth, deny what is true. Sometimes we say things that aren’t pleasant because the truth isn’t alway pleasant. But we need to be careful that we have a right motive when we speak. Many of us, again, say negative things only to hurt ourselves and others, and not to shed light on the truth of a matter. And that is key here. Many say negative things to themselves because they don’t like themselves, but Jesus taught us to love ourselves. People say hurtful statements to others many times just to hurt them. It’s not wrong to say negative things to others when our intention is for the truth of God’s Word to be known, or to just help someone. But we shouldn’t judge, criticize, condemn, and do like things because we are envious or jealous of people, or just negative in general. We should not be faultfinders. Many of us have been taught to be discerning of teachings and people, but a problem is that we have let our discernment get out of control to the point where our discerning actually becomes a faultfinding attitude that invades all areas of our life.