hhmmmmmmmmmmmmm.........I might be distracted or unfocused, but I didn't really get much out of this one.
I guess if I'm pulling hard....I can see Pauls message about sorrowfull repentence.
Any thoughts?
8 Even if I caused you sorrow by my letter, I do not regret it. Though I did regret it—I see that my letter hurt you, but only for a little while— 9 yet now I am happy, not because you were made sorry, but because your sorrow led you to repentance. For you became sorrowful as God intended and so were not harmed in any way by us.
So I took this to mean a little tough love and straight talk is good. Sometimes you might have to risk upsetting someone to get them to listen and change their ways. You may even regret it for a while like Paul did because it might not be immediately apparent that it had the impact you want.
8 Even if I caused you sorrow by my letter, I do not regret it. Though I did regret it—I see that my letter hurt you, but only for a little while— 9 yet now I am happy, not because you were made sorry, but because your sorrow led you to repentance. For you became sorrowful as God intended and so were not harmed in any way by us.
ReplyDeleteSo I took this to mean a little tough love and straight talk is good. Sometimes you might have to risk upsetting someone to get them to listen and change their ways. You may even regret it for a while like Paul did because it might not be immediately apparent that it had the impact you want.