Don't we all have people that want to give us unasked for advise or tell us we are doing the wrong thing? I've always been amazed at how often this happens.
I have to admit before I continue that there have been times I have been very guilty of this kind of intrusion both on friends and family. You might say well me too, but my heart was in the right place (my excuse exactly).
In I Thessalonians 4:11-12 (NIV) it says: Make it your ambition to lead a quiet life, to mind your own business and to work with your hands, just as we told you, so that your daily life may win the respect of outsiders and so that you will not be dependent on anybody.
Just before these two verses they were admonishing the believers (brothers in Christ) that they love each other and to love each other more and more. God has really been dealing with me about the fact that to love does not include delving into the business of those we care about. If we really care we are there for them when they ask and give the help asked for if it is in your means to do so.
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