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Address the Mess

Address the Mess: Tough Love Calls for Tough Talks

Address the Mess

1 Corinthians 2:12-3:4

  1. Discernment determines it’s time for a tough talk
  2. Disappointment determines it’s time for a tough talk
  3. Division determines it’s time for a tough talk

Application

Before having your tough talk

  • Pray
  • Do it in love
  • Monitor your tone of voice

Why?

  • To create an atmosphere of trust

“Recognize that tough love is both the hardest and the most important type of love to give because it is so rarely welcomed.” Ray Dalio, American Chief Investment Officer and Founder of Bridgewater Associates