Keeping Cool in Criticism

by Chuck Adair on November 11, 2026

Keeping Cool in Criticism

Read 2 Corinthians 10:4-5

Today’s Truth

When we face criticism and conflict, our actions and character will eventually speak the loudest. In the meantime, the best way we can maintain our composure is through prayer, the encouragement of Scripture, and the power of the Holy Spirit. Paul reminds us our battle is a spiritual battle, not a battle with other people, and we have to fight accordingly.

Discussion Questions

Think back to the last time you faced conflict from a critic. How did you respond? What is one way you could have handled it better?
What is one thing you can do today to prepare for the next time you are criticized?
Do you ever find yourself in the position of the critic? How do you express your criticism? What is one way you can build someone up even when you disagree with them?

Application

When we tap into the power God gives us, we should never have to worry about critics or those stirring up trouble. In the end, we can find justification in the eyes of a Heavenly Father who loves us, and we can perhaps point them in His direction.

Tags: 2 corinthians 10

About the Author

Chuck Adair

If you ask Chuck his favorite thing in life to do, he would tell you it is the teaching and preaching of the scriptures and to call all people to engage in the great adventure of abiding with Christ. He desires to connect people with the richness, adventure, and fullness of life that comes through Christ alone and to reach the unchurched, de-churched, dead-churched, and unmoved. Chuck is married to his best friend Kristin and has two adult children, Taylor and Linley. Kris and Chuck believe the quality of their marriage rises and falls, not on circumstances or feelings, but based on their daily abiding with Jesus (Jn 15.5).

Keeping Cool in Criticism