We’ve all learned the hard way that if you:
Confront without love, someone gets hurt.
Correct without love, someone gets hurt.
Complain without love, someone gets hurt.
Console without love, and someone already hurt gets hurt worse.
No matter how clearly you understand God’s truth or how capable you are of bringing truth to bear upon a person’s life, if you don’t love the person you’re talking to, if you don’t have a broken heart for them-you’re just wasting your time. How many times have we made the mistake of speaking the truth to someone but not having been on our knees for them?
Taken From The Weekly Walk - James MacDonald February 11, 2008
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