Alternatives to criticism are not impossible to discover when there is a receptive heart and mind. Begin by accepting that criticism’s message is that you are a failure, but an alternative to that message is believing you are capable of making modifications in your thinking and behavior.
If you are the one being criticized, acknowledge specific failures. It’s important to accept feedback where failure has occurred and to recognize definite faults in making good judgments. It’s appropriate to apologize for identifiable failures and to ask for instructions on how to improve behavior.
Owning up to major or minor failures opens the door to insight and wisdom.
Proverbs 9:12 gives this affirmation: “You are the one who will profit if you have wisdom; and if you reject wisdom, you are the one who will suffer.” May God open your heart and mind to listen to corrections and God’s wisdom.
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When pride comes, then
comes disgrace, but with humility comes wisdom.
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