Keep Watch on Yourself

"Give yourself for the well-being of the whole church. Does this mean you agree with everyone? Well, of course not. Does this mean that you are happy about everything? Of course not - but it does mean that your hope and your heart is for the good and the well-being of the whole church. If you become embittered or angry against a part of the church, you will end up reacting against it, defining yourself by what you're against - 'We're not this, we're not this, we're not this, we're not this,' - and pretty soon, the Gospel, the person and work of Jesus, is not the compelling, defining variable in your ministry, but who or what you're against, annoyed by, or agitated by, and that's not good." - Mark Driscoll

Beware the Pendulum

Blogger Julian Freeman gives a great warning about one the most subtle and dangerous temptations Christians face - the temptation to run so far from grievous error that we run headfirst into the opposite error. This is such a difficult problem because we can be so focused on fleeing what we clearly see as wrong that we are blind to other less-blatant sins. In what areas in your life is your pendulum swinging too far? Pray for wisdom and discernment, then pray for grace to move forward rightly.