Good Morning,
As I sit down to write this morning, I have two English Springer Spaniels at my feet looking for attention and a hot cup of Door County Inn Keepers Blend Coffee in front of me.
Colossians 3:13 Get along with each other. and forgive each other. If someone does wrong to you, forgive that person, because the Lord forgave you.
Way too many relationships spend way too much time on arguments. So much more could be accomplished if we just could cut down on the time arguing. Discord is not God's intention for true living. Small arguments have a way of blowing up into useless battles. The canons of pride and sin set in and destroy any unity that exists within the relationship. Unity doesn't begin in examining others and their actions with a fine tooth comb. Getting along with others doesn't demand that they change, but begins and sustains itself when we admit that we aren't so perfect ourselves.
The cure for arguments is accepting others for who they are and this is the first leap toward true unity. I did not say agreement, I said acceptance! It is not bartering in negotiations, having a third party arbitrate a cease fire on hostilities or making elaborate speeches. These might come later and actually won't be needed if we first practice acceptance and not look at and scrutinize others faults or their perceived shortcomings. You would do best to look into your own heart and examine your own faults and shortcomings, and truly admit that you have some.
Food for thought.
Marty
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