A much needed reminder that we be “ wise as serpents and innocent as doves”. We are not commanded, in the name of Love, to embrace everyone and every idea.
Love is not “the warm fuzzies”. Love does that which is in accordance with God’s word and in the best interests of the other person. It does not include being an ‘enabler’ for their sin so that you will not hurt their feelings.
I just had to dispense some tough love on someone I had been trying to help for years.
She didn’t really want the help. She only called me when she needed something and tried to manipulate me into helping her.
She needs to confront some things about herself and every indication from the many people who have tried to help her is that she doesn’t really want it as much as validation.
Every time she got really close to actually doing something that would help her, she’d bail on the people who were trying to help her.