36 “Teacher, which is the great commandment in the Law?” 37 And He said to him, “‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind.’ 38 This is the great and foremost commandment. 39 The second is like it, ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ 40 On these two commandments depend the whole Law and the Prophets.”
If we love God will all our heart we will obey Him. If we love people secondly we will be more concerned about whether or not they are born again and following Christ than we are about their "emotions" or "momentary feelings."
Our feelings get hurt when we are corrected, it is human nature, that's the pride that dwells in the human heart. Once we get past the feelings of hurt from being corrected, then we can move on to rational thinking that leads us to see the needed changes in our heart.
The more we grow in holiness and righteousness, the more joyful we are and the more productive for the Lord.
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