The one thing I want you to get out of the post is an easy and simple way to confront someone....
"Brothers and sisters, if someone is caught in a sin, you who live by the Spirit should restore that person gently. But watch yourselves, or you also may be tempted." (Galatians 6:1)
We are called to restore those people who make mistakes in a gentle way.
Confrontation used to be one of my biggest weaknesses. If someone was doing something wrong I didn't want to upset them because I knew that I wasn't perfect either and that I made mistakes. Then I learned that confrontation is a form of love. I looked at it from their eyes.
Whenever I got confronted it wasn't my friends saying things to bring me down, they wanted to see me succeed and make the right decisions. It was always out of love. It was always gentle. I will always be grateful for the ways that I was confronted.
Too often anger gets tied into confrontation. Anger comes when we speak before we listen. We are called to not be angry.
When someone sins and we have a desire to confront them, it can be really easy for us to sin through using anger and harsh words. That is why Paul writes to make sure that we are not tempted either.
It's sometimes easy to fall into the trap of worrying about other people and then forgetting about yourself and the things that you are saying and doing.
As Christians we are called to live together for the common good.
No Christian should ever think that he or she is totally independent and doesn't need help from others, and no one should feel excused from the task of helping others. The body of christ - the church - functions only when the members work together for the common good.
Reflecting on this post today, I want you to think about if there is any brother or sister out there who needs correction or encouragement. If so, humbly and gently reach out to that person, and encourage them with love.
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