GIGO

GIGO (garbage in, garbage out)
Sadly, most of the people who will see or hear this statement will just brush it off, or give it a condescending nod. However, it will be one of the most important concepts some people will ever confront. It is not a new revelation, but it is a constant crossroads. Often, those who need to face it, and adjust for it the most, will actually be angry with someone for mentioning it.

CONSIDER...
What you put into your relationship(s) today will be your contribution to either joy or misery, peace or turmoil, love or disengagement, unity or division, camaraderie or lone worlferie, success or failure.

You cannot control what the other person(s) put into a relationship. You may still suffer the negative instead of enjoy the positive, but you do not need to be the one who diminishes your future.

It has been said,
"When some people are confronted with Divine accountability, they say, 'Oh me" instead of, 'Amen."

People under conviction want to shoot the messenger instead of accept the message.

If you have a pastor that you don't trust to speak the truth in love, if you don't trust him to put your spiritual needs ahead of your self righteous pride and touchiness, then you need to find a pastor who is trustworthy or you need to get your own heart right with God. You do not ever need to criticize a pastor for doing what he is supposed to do. Ever. (that should win me some friends).