Wise words, James. I’ve been on the receiving end of leaders who just want to make me feel bad. Through enough bad experiences, I think I’ve developed the intuition to emphasize gifts while suggesting when they need to be restrained. Still growing, of course.
I wish your story and mine were rare but I think leaders (intentionally and not) aren’t taught and don’t grow in the skills of true encouragement and rebuke: speaking the truth in love with neither sacrificed and both aimed at the best for the hearer not the speaker. Thank you for commenting!
Wise words, James. I’ve been on the receiving end of leaders who just want to make me feel bad. Through enough bad experiences, I think I’ve developed the intuition to emphasize gifts while suggesting when they need to be restrained. Still growing, of course.
I wish your story and mine were rare but I think leaders (intentionally and not) aren’t taught and don’t grow in the skills of true encouragement and rebuke: speaking the truth in love with neither sacrificed and both aimed at the best for the hearer not the speaker. Thank you for commenting!