Welcome to the In Touch podcast with Charles Stanley for Monday, March 9th. If Jesus spent his time

caring for helpless people, then believers have no excuse for ignoring those around us. Our series

continues with part two of bearing each other's burdens. Here's a person who's hurting, and you go to them and of the guys,

and I really want to help you, but you're one of those persons whose tongue split. And so as soon

as they tell you what's on their heart and their brokenness, you go tell somebody else and say,

you know, I'm telling you because I just want you to pray for them. That is, listen, that is

absolutely, totally deception. If you want them to pray for them. That is, listen, that is absolutely, totally deception.

If you want them to pray for them, then don't tell them what's going on. Don't tell them about their

heartaches and their burdens. Don't tell them about the sin that they've confessed to you.

That is not godly. And he says this very carefully in this passage. He says, you who are spiritual. That is,

you are governed by the spirit. You're controlled by the spirit. You want to walk in the spirit.

The spirit-filled life is your life. That's who you are. You're a spiritually-minded person.

Now, listen, just because you ask the blessing at the table, and just because you read your Bible once in a while, and you go to church, that doesn't mean you're spiritually minded. You can, listen, you can be dishonest in your business. You can be dishonest in your flirt. You can be lustful as a devil. In other words, all that kind of stuff can be in there. These other actions look pretty good, but the truth is,

whereas your heart, what are you thinking when you see somebody, do you look with lust or genuine love toward them? Do you look at who they are or who they can be? And wonder, for example,

what kind of talents and abilities and skills does this person have? All of this is involved

in who we are. Listen, if I'm going to help someone,

he makes it very clear. He says, you who is spiritual, and there's one other word that look at

that. He says, the right attitude, right attitude is that of gentleness. Now, what is a gentle

person? A gentle person is one who is caring and loving

and kind and forgiving and accepting. Now, if you're a gentle person and you're trying to help someone else,

you do not say, how'd you get yourself in that mess?

In other words, you're not harsh.

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