2 Corinthians 7

V. 10-11, Sorrow work repentance

After years of ministry and life experience I have learn a thing or two about human behavior. One such thing I have learned is that often when an individual’s respond to confrontation in anger it is a sign of their own conviction. They know they are wrong and when confronted with the truth their first response is anger towards the person who confronted them. I know that I have been guilty of this myself when having something revealed to me by Shawnna. My first response is to defend myself and get angry that she even had the audacity to make such an accusation about me but after calming down and realizing she only has my best interest a heart, I realize she is right, and I am wrong. Then of course I must swallow my pride and let her know that she was right, and I was wrong. Let this be a lesson to all the men reading this, your wife is always right. LOL. Not necessarily true but if you calm down and realize that they love you more than anyone then you will see they are just trying to reveal something that you have been blinded to.
Verse 10 says that Godly sorrow brings repentance that leads to salvation. So, something getting your feelings hurt is a good thing because it opens your eyes to the reality of what you had been previously blinded to.

Sometimes we need an attitude adjustment or a proverbial slap in the face to awaken us to the fact that we may not be on the correct path. We must love those around us enough to speak the truth in love. If we ignore someone whom we know is heading down the wrong path and refuse to give them warning, then love is not in our heart. Our goal in warning is not to embarrass, degrade, or belittle an individual it is to reveal the truth that hopefully leads to repentance and salvation. This was Paul’s method with the Corinthians, and it should be ours today as well. He said by being honest with them it led to eagerness on their behalf to clean up their act and a readiness to see justice done.