A Real Meanie

"Make friends with your opponent quickly while he is taking you to court or he will hand you over to the judge, and the judge to the officer and the officer will throw you into prison. You will not get out until you have paid the last penny." Matt. 5:25

This might be a stretch and it might not be.

But I am making friends with the Critical Voice ( my opponent) quickly these days because the Critical Voice has the power to take me to court and hand me over to the judge and the judge to the officer and before I know it, I'm in a prison of condemnation and will stay there until I pay the last penny my judgment against me requires. And it is never satisfied. And that Critical Voice/Judge/Officer is not a nice person.

You can bet my Critical Voice can hardly accuse me of anything that I don't agree with quickly and then soothe her criticalness with acceptance and patience and explanations and kindness and sometimes a little humor.

We make friends quickly.