GOOD ENOUGH

I am amazed at times at how some people are so good at using criticism as a form of control. They love to hold back any encouragement to keep one under control.

It is selfishness driven and never based on truth. Just whatever drives that person’s need to erode your self esteem so they can abuse you.

This is so terrible when done by a parent. I think for a parent it is the ultimate form of abuse because is literary rapes a child’s soul.

I don’t believe God in any way as our Heavenly Father condones or respects parents who act in such an abusive manner. Nor do I feel there is any excuse for such behavior.

As a parent myself I know how challenging it can be to love your kids and want the best for them. And how hard it can be when they just always keep making the same mistakes.

But those who justify their verbal hate as good parenting to me are in no way truly being a father or mother by God’s standard. They are not serving His will.

There are so many I have known who fell under this category. They loved the reputation as pillars of their church.

But when you got past the façade of false piety, they were anything, but loving. They were the epitome of hypocrisy and evil.

Sadly so many of these seem to get the most attention in churches. They get the most respect and praise.

Which I think merely shows how out of touch with God’s spirit so many churches really are. And that says a lot I think.

Not necessarily in a good way. How will one stand before the Lord and justify such wounds to their own child?

I can’t answer that. I know I’ve made my share of mistakes, but I don’t go around pretending to be a perfect person either.

All of this never serves the Lord’s purposes in a good way. Except as a lesson of how not to serve Him.

And the blessing truly comes from knowing how despite what some might say or comment, in God’s eyes we are still loved. And that is far more important.

I wish all the hate inspired demon tongues who claim to listen to the Lord would at least at some point appreciate their need to look at their own repentance. It wont happen. but one can certainly keep praying.