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<IMG id=Picture_x0020_20 alt=cid:[email protected] src="https://cdn.welovegod.org/wp-content/uploads/image001-97.jpg" width=942 height=154> This Week's Devotion    Article Headline   Ministry Links SCOM Ministry Home   Forums   Archived Devotionals   Contact Us     Message & Prayer   Comment/Feedback   Prayer Requests   Devotional Subscribe       Verse Of The Week …….to show Himself strong on behalf of those whose heart is royal to Him.   2 Chronicles 16:9     SCOM on the Webs   FACEBOOK     TWITTER     MYSPACE     FRIENDSTER     CAN GOD USE YOU     For the eyes of the Lord run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to show Himself strong on behalf of those whose heart is loyal to Him. 2 Chronicles 16 : 9 Think of all the ordinary people God has used to turn this world upside down. Think of that shepherd boy David who God raised up to be the greatest king in the history of Israel. God used that frightened man Gideon to lead a great army and he turned out to be a man of courage and valour. A simple Jewish girl named Esther saved her people from destruction because she stood up for what was right. God used Deborah to lead the armies of Israel into battle when everyone else was afraid. God called two ordinary fishermen, Peter and John, to speak His Word with boldness. You see, God can use ordinary people like you. As the Scripture says, "For the eyes of the Lord run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to show Himself strong on behalf of those whose heart is loyal to Him" (2 Chronicles 16:9). God clearly looks for ordinary people to turn this world upside down. There exists a place and a calling for every single one of us. We all have something to do for the Lord. God can do a lot with a little. My life is evidence of that! God changed me, and He can change you. When you have been with Jesus, God can use you. SEVEN WAYS TO HANDLE CRITICISM I'm not often very good at handling criticism. I tend to be defensive if I feel attacked, and especially so if I feel like I am doing a good job at whatever it is that is being criticized. Here are seven tips I have found for handling criticism. 1.  Pray. Do this first and you'll find it easier to keep your mouth closed and your heart open. 2.   Focus on facts. How? Specify their criticism through repetition. Try to understand the issue from their point of view by getting them to be as precise as possible in their complaint. 3.  Maintain your composure. Model the behaviour you want from them. 4.  Listen to it, think through it, learn from it, and admit where you are wrong. Even in the harshest criticism, there is usually a strand of truth. Apologizing for the 5% that is your error will go a long way in defusing the other 95%. 5.  Turn your critics into coaches. Turn your liabilities into assets by asking for their help and evaluation, but only in their areas of strength and expertise. 6.  Expect it, classify it, and act on it. When criticism comes, ask yourself: "Is this distracting me from my main purpose, or will it help me accomplish it better?" 7.  Bring final closure to the issue. Eventually, meet with your critic to close the door on the issue, not the relationship. Now you can both move on with little baggage. Let them linger and they can be like blisters -- you never know they're there till you try and get something done!   Note: This is a repeat of a devotion sent on 10 March 2006 Help spread God's word, please forward the devotion to as many friends and relatives as possible and encourage them to subscribe free of charge. If this was forwarded to you, you can subscribe by sending a blank email to the following address: [email protected]

When he saw the crowds, he had compassion on them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd.  (Matthew 9 : 36)   … Jesus said “Feed my sheep”. (John 21:17)

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