When I awakened this morning I was thinking about our son and his estranged wife. Relationships can become very fragile. The topic this week is finding the good qualities in other people and caring about their interests, so how should a believer's heart be guided by God's wisdom? First, we as mother's want to protect and make things right for our children. I have to admit that I have enabled my children and I have prayed asking God to change ME in this area. My own mother once told me to grow up, start thinking for myself, make choices whether they are right or wrong, because she would not be around for most of my adult life. She was right, because she died young at the age of 66. I was 32 years old at the time of her death. Some people have lost their parents at even a younger age, so what am I saying today?
There are going to be fragile relationships in everyone's life. Not everyone thinks the same way, nor will everybody like you as a person. We as believers are instructed to live at peace with everyone. Sometimes it may mean that peace comes from departing the relationship, but still praying for the person that does not agree with you. If you want this relationship to continue and the other person does not, then are you really caring about the other person's interests if you insist on telling them how you feel? I have done that and it does not work! The secret is to care about how they feel whether it is right or wrong. The previous scripture to the focused scripture for this week gives us a little more of God's wisdom on this topic.
Philippians 2:3, Do nothing out of selfish ambition or selfish conceit, but in HUMILITY consider others better than yourselves (NIV) The scripture continues on to say to have the same attitude as Jesus Christ.
This scripture does not say the other person is better, but you are to care about the other person above your own desires. This attitude is difficult to obtain if you are not allowing the Holy Spirit to help you to control your thoughts, because people are selfish in their natural state of mind. Our survival mode kicks in and we do not put our trust in God's wisdom who knows what is best.
Jesus knows the heart of man, but yet He chose to go the cross and die for humanity. We have a gift from God that brings us into a relationship with our creator through the narrow path of faith when we accept Jesus's sacrifice on the cross for us individually. WE MUST search our own hearts privately and recognize our own rebellion towards God. We must admit our wrong to God and put our faith in Jesus Christ. Through this faith we will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit who will fresh jump start our spiritual journey so that we can begin to understand His great wisdom.
I care about you as a follow of these blogs and pray that you will allow the Holy Spirit to move in your hearts, so that your care for others will be geniune.
Matthew: 5:43-45, You have heard that is was said, 'Love your neighbor and hate your enemy. But I tell you (Jesus) Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, that you may be sons of your heavenly Father. (NIV)
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