Speaking Truth and Listening
Just looking at people the way God looks at them changes what we see and perceive about them. When that takes place, we see a person according to how God sees him/her, and the best part is when we begin to treat them as who they are in Christ, the way Christ sees them and treats them [ refer to Who Am I from previous post]. Sometimes, who we think/perceive we are might just be a little distorted from who God really sees us as. Plus, it is really encouraging to see people shaping to be more and more like Christ. What's the best and also the worst part of it all is, we get to play a part in the transformation of people's lives, be it for the better or for the worst. I think it's good to give a little bit more emphasis now on 'how powerful our words are'. Something called "character assassination" is frequently found in our every day chatters easily distinguished by the fruit of our lips. Something so subtle like gossips about others can cause severe misconc...