John 20:22 And when he had said this, he breathed on them, and saith unto them, Receive ye the Holy Ghost:

Take in a deep breath thru your nose. What do you smell? Take in a deep breath thru your mouth. What do you smell? There is a great difference between the two. You can still smell by breathing in thru your mouth but that is coincidental and not intentional.

Now take a deep breath thru your spirit. What sense do you use now? Surely it is not smell. Yesterday I spoke about the atmosphere within a church body. When you are within that church body and you take in a breath, the spirit takes in the atmosphere of attitude. Your spirit should tell you if something is unpleasant within the body spiritually. As with any odor, check first to make sure it is not you that reeks.

We can get use to bad attitudes much the same way to get used to bad odors. That is a function of the human condition. The Holy Spirit does not forget the stench of bad attitude. So it is now within your realm of awareness because of the Holy Spirit. What are you to do?

Report your awareness to the head of the church. No, not your elders or pastor, your Lord. Prayer should always be your first instinct. If it is not, be aware that it should be your first instinct. Your new nature as a creation in Christ should be growing in that direction. Take that into consideration before you do anything else.

The Lord will tell you what to do next. Respond to His leading. Do it in a proper manner. There are ways to do things that are orderly and proper. If you cannot see that, return to step one, pray for guidance.