I just had to share this write by Matthew Henry for you all to read. It really helped me to get a handle on what was happening.
It is about Job 8.
"Bildad here assures Job, that as he was so he should fare; therefore they concluded, that as he fared so he was. God will not cast away an upright man; he may be cast down for a time, but he shall not be cast away for ever. Sin brings ruin on persons and families.
"Yet to argue, that Job was an ungodly, wicked man, was unjust and uncharitable. The mistake in these reasonings arose from Job's friends not distinguishing between the present state of trial and discipline, and the future state of final judgment.
"May we choose the portion, possess the confidence, bear the cross, and die the death of the righteous; and, in the mean time, be careful neither to wound others by rash judgments, nor to distress ourselves needlessly about the opinions of our fellow-creatures."
This speaks to me because of the issue I have that I shared with you. How do you manage to tell the truth in love without bringing damage. Hoe do you arrive at a medium in order to actually bless the person we are talking to. I believe that prayer for balance needs to preceed jumping in.
Shared by Corinne
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