“I am not sorry that I sent that severe letter to you, though I was sorry at first, for I know it was painful to you for a little while. Now I am glad I sent it, not because it hurt you, but because the pain caused you to repent and change your ways. It was the kind of sorrow God wants his people to have, so you were not harmed by us in any way. For the kind of sorrow God wants us to experience leads us away from sin and results in salvation. There’s no regret for that kind of sorrow. But worldly sorrow, which lacks repentance, results in spiritual death. Just see what this godly sorrow produced in you! Such earnestness, such concern to clear yourselves, such indignation, such alarm, such longing to see me, such zeal, and such a readiness to punish wrong. You showed that you have done everything necessary to make things right.” – 2 Corinthians 7:8-11 NLT

In this passage Paul talks about a letter, we’re not certain which one. He talks about it being painful for the Corinthians and how he was sorry for that but when he saw the result of zeal, alarm, ready to punish wrong, and such, he was no longer sorry but glad because it had caused them to repent. A lot of people modern day would feel bad for making someone else feel bad and would then not take the action that Paul took. They miss the part where Paul was glad about doing it. People don’t want to be offensive. This mindset is a common thing. It is wrong. Paul demonstrates the opposite of this. Don’t be afraid to correct others. Of course don’t go overboard. But help correct others a little aggressively from time to time for the sake of their growth. They will need it.