Did God put you in their lives to help them improve or to encourage them towards mediocrity?

There are people that don’t know how to guide you beyond telling you that you matter. They cannot constructively criticize you to help you improve because that would mean that they would also have to inspect themselves critically. That’s too much work. They will refuse to look beyond the surface for your sake or theirs.

Does knowing that you matter solve your problems? Does refusing to grow and mature inspire you to greatness? Does laziness create great citizens? Can we survive without nurturing and inspiration? Does telling someone that they haven’t arrived at their goals harm them or motivate them forward?

Will you leave them in their “good enough”? I know the difference in criticism meant to help me and criticism meant to harm me. There is a seething dislike in the one and a mature love in the other. The heart discerns how to filter it with wisdom.

The Father is always watching. He hears the words that you’re speaking to His child. Choose wisely. Don’t leave them in their “good enough” … inspire them to greatness.