Toxic Traits: Critical [Pastor Nathan Ward]

I’ve been speaking to some who have the spiritual gifts of criticism and are practicing it regularly. God loves you … and so do I!

Here’s a truth for you to marinate on! You’ll never change someone by being overly critical and by having the wrong heart motive and attitude. Never! Your words are toxic, and you are hurting other. Many times those who love you the most. By doing this, you're not helping, you're hurting! You may be hurting yourself the most!

I’m praying that you’ll realize it and that your heart will be open to the conviction of the Holy Spirit and that when you begin to think and speak in such a ways ... you’ll stop in your tracks! You’ll begin to realize that your heart and tongue are being used by Satan.

When you look for the bad … you’ll find it! When you begin to look for God and good … it'll find you!