Now this doesn’t mean that I don’t continue to care about that person. Nor does it mean that I cut them out entirely, forever. But it does mean I change my role and my job description. I want them saved, but I am not their Savior. I want them to get better, but I cannot work harder at that than they can. They need Jesus. They need self-control. So, I shift from efforts of control to efforts of compassion.
