https://headhearthand.org/blog/2010/02/09/what-do-people-really-think-of-me/  Informing Minds. Moving Hearts. Directing Hands. Thu, 30 Apr 2026 22:21:00 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=3.8.41 https://headhearthand.org/blog/2010/02/09/what-do-people-really-think-of-me/#comment-3130 Tue, 09 Feb 2010 23:12:31 +0000 http://headhearthand.org/blog/2010/02/09/what-do-people-really-think-of-me/#comment-3130 I think there is much in Scripture that at least implies that the proper place for rebuke to come is in the context of the church and family relationships that He has designed and in which He has placed us. Reconciliation of us to each other is an especial fruit of our both being reconciled to God. Why would we pursue rebukes that literally offered no possibility of this? And if it’s praises–why would we pursue praises at all?However, Proverbs teaches us in several places that the wise and gracious can benefit from any amount of truth found in rebukes from even the most hostile toward us. I just wouldn’t presume myself to have that much wisdom and grace. If God sends me such stinging blows, I will trust that He will accompany them with the wisdom and grace to receive them.

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