Tag Archives: Criticism

He Will Fight For You

Posted on January 7, 2025 by Mark Shields

Do not be terrified, or afraid of them. The Lord your God, who is going before you, will fight for you. – Deuteronomy 1:29 From reading in the book of Isaiah, the king of Assyria was threatening king Hezekiah about … Continue reading →

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Bless You with Courage

Posted on January 6, 2025 by Mark Shields

The Battle of the Alamo was a fight between the Republic of Texas and Mexico in 1836 in San Antonio Texas. The Mexicans won the battle, killing all the Texan soldiers inside the fort but they held up for about … Continue reading →

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Hope Instead of Mope

Posted on March 30, 2014 by Mark Shields

In studying Psalm 141-142 last week, what I took away is that we should hope instead of Mope. We should respond to criticism with a good attitude; seeing the critique as giving valuable feedback. Then take this feedback before God … Continue reading →

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Living Out Our Faith

Posted on March 25, 2014 by Mark Shields

In the post “Pray for What You Say and Do”, I wrote about David’s prayer and about being careful in how we respond to criticism. Like David, we should pray that our response to criticism is with tact. We should … Continue reading →