A young man went to an old preacher and asked, "How can I get victory over pride and criticism?"

The preacher said to him, "Go to the grave of Brother Jones who recently passed away and as you stand by the grave say all the nice things you can about him. Flatter him greatly."

He did as the old preacher advised, when he returned the old preacher asked, "What did he say?"

The answer, "Nothing. He’s dead."

The old preacher then told the young fellow to go out to the grave and criticize Brother Jones. "Say many mean things to him."

When he came back, the old preacher asked, "What did he say?"

The young preacher said, "Nothing, He's dead!"

Reckoning ourselves dead with Christ, we will be unmoved by flattery or criticism.

Pray for me. I’m not there yet.