Don't Have a Critical Spirit

By Joel Osteen 02/07/2010

God longs to continually bless us and take us higher, but when we operate out of a critical spirit, we’re limiting what God wants to do in our lives and hurting ourselves in the long run.

When we are critical and judgmental of others, we are sowing seeds for others to be critical and judgmental back to us. Just as one develops the habit of seeing the worst in life, we can train ourselves to see the best in others and situations. Honor God with your conversations and even in your thoughts about others. When someone is critical toward you, don’t be critical back. 

As you keep a pure heart and train yourself to see the best, magnifying the good rather than the bad, then you will see God’s promotion and blessings in your life in greater ways.