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The Living Waters Podcast

Ep. 126 - How to Handle Criticism and Correction

The Living Waters Podcast

Living Waters

Evangelism, Apologetics, Jesus, Spirituality, Religion, Christianity, Gospel, Creation, Religion & Spirituality, Salvation, Prolife, Faith, Witnessing, Theology

4.93K Ratings

🗓️ 17 January 2023

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Summary

In today's episode, the guys discuss how to handle criticism and correction. Though the word “criticism” often comes with a negative connotation, we are reminded that criticism can be constructive, too. When it does come our way, the very first thing we should do is slow down and consider the source. Coming from a loving friend or family member who cares for you, criticism should always hit deeper than when coming from someone you are not close to. We all need someone in our lives who is not ...

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0:00.0

Can you guys think of a time where someone gave you loving correction that was like

0:05.1

altering for you and you mentioned one already, Ray, Mark, easy. Can you guys think of a time

0:10.0

where it was like a game changer in your life? I remember one very, very distinct incident where

0:15.2

I was a young believer and I was getting counsel from a pastor. And when I was talking to him,

0:23.6

he sort of looked down at his watch. And I noticed I'm like, oh, he might be in a hurry or

0:28.1

something. So I kept going on. And then he looked down at his watch again and he goes, stop.

0:33.2

He goes in the last minute and a half, you said, I and me about 30 times. Oh, man. And it just

0:44.0

says that distinct memory in my mind of a realization of my selfishness. I was talking about

0:50.0

this and me and I and to me and he and me and I. That same pastor actually when I was going to move

0:55.6

on from the church because I said I wasn't feeling love anymore. I was a new believer. I was going

0:59.2

to the church. I was in the youth group and I was the hit of the youth group. You know, I was just like

1:04.6

slick and so great testimony. There were two kids. Great testimony. You know, I was a gangster

1:12.8

of this and that. Everyone was like attention and love. So then I, you know, after a while I became

1:16.8

old news. New kids came in and the song like, I don't feel love anymore. I go to him, hey man,

1:20.7

you know, I'm going to be leaving the church and he goes, well, why is that? I go, I just don't

1:23.5

feel love anymore. And he had sense that the Lord had a pastoral calling on my life and he was

1:29.2

easy. Let me ask you this. One day when you're a pastor and God gives you a flock and you don't

1:33.0

feel love from them, are you going to leave them to a spike? Kind of breaks hit me. You know,

1:40.8

that's always stood out in my mind.

1:46.3

Whatcha McCall it? Whatcha McCall it? Come on, Mark. You have to keep the candy bar.

1:54.4

Ah, it was one of my favorite candy bars. You remember watching me call it?

1:59.3

25 cents. Throw a quarter towards the sales clerk. It's weird. I got this like 25 cents.

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