A Steadfast Heart: Overcoming a Critical Spirit

About this episode

Leslie discusses overcoming a critical spirit and its impact on emotional and relational health.

Leslie continues the Steadfast Heart series with a powerful look on overcoming a critical spirit towards others. When we are hosting a critical spirit, we cannot be emotionally healthy. A critical spirit is like a poison that slowly spreads, making us more and more emotionally toxic in our inner life. A critical spirit cannot co-exist with true joy, peace, gentleness, patience, and kindness. In this episode, Leslie explores biblical keys to avoiding a critical spirit and talks about how to handle weakness in others in a God-honoring way, and how this sets us up for both emotional and relational health. For more resources from Leslie, visit https://setapart.org/. To learn about our 2026 Set Apart Conference, visit https://setapart.org/2026-set-apart-conference/. To explore our 2026 Ellerslie Discipleship Programs, visit https://ellerslie.com/be-discipled/. To support Set Apart Ministries, visit https://setapart.org/support/.

People in this episode

Host: Leslie Ludy

Topics covered

• overcoming a critical spirit
• emotional health
• biblical keys
• relational health
• joy
• peace

Keywords

• critical spirit
• emotional toxicity
• biblical keys
• joy
• peace
• kindness
• patience

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Set Apart Ministries, Ellerslie, Set Apart Podcast

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