HANDLING CRITICISM

George Whitefield was a famed English evangelist in the 1700s. He led many meetings where hundreds of people come to Christ.

Yet for all the good he did, he was not without his critics. He very often received letters of criticism, mockery, or hateful correction.

Sometimes he would become discouraged by the letters, but he soon learned that the best response to a critic was openness & honesty.

After receiving a letter of personal attack, he wrote one simple reply to its sender:

“I thank you heartily for your letter. As for what you & my other enemies are saying against me, I know worse things about myself than you will ever say about me.”

With Love in Christ.

George Whitefield.

- (ministry127.com)

“Since God intends to make you like Jesus, He will take you through the same experiences Jesus went through. That includes loneliness, temptation, stress, criticism, rejection, and many other problems.” -  Rick Warren.

1 Pet 3:9 (NIRV): “Don’t pay back evil with evil. Don’t pay back unkind words with unkind words. Instead, pay back evil with kind words. This is what you have been chosen to do. You will receive a blessing by doing this.”