I've been attending a number of courses (such as the one on correctional knowledge) recently and one common feature is that all of them emphasise the importance of feedback. Feedback on the trainers, on fellow participants, on the course itself etc.
What kind of feedback should Christians be willing to receive?
From God
"Search me, O God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts. See if there is any offensive way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting." - Psalm 139:23-24 (NIV)
From Others
"As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another." - Proverbs 27:17 (NIV)
From Ourselves
"Examine yourselves to see whether you are in the faith; test yourselves. Do you not realise that Christ Jesus is in you - unless, of course, you fail the test? And I trust that you will discover that we have not failed the test." - 2 Corinthians 13:5-6 (NIV)
From the Word
"For the word of God is living and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart. Nothing in all creation is hidden from God's sight. Everything is uncovered and laid bare before the eyes of him to whom we must give account." - Hebrews 4:12-13 (NIV)
Of course, even the most constructive feedback is only effective when we act on it.
"Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says. Anyone who listens to the word but does not do what it says is like a man who looks at his face in a mirror and, after looking at himself, goes away and immediately forgets what he looks like. But the man who looks intently into the perfect law that gives freedom, and continues to do this, not forgetting what he has heard, but doing it - he will be blessed in what he does." - James 1:22-25 (NIV)
If we should act on feedback from others around us, how much more should we act on feedback from above!
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