Good morning to everyone. Grace and Peace be with you.
I heard something already today that makes absolute sense and kind of makes one wonder why it is not common knowledge. This thought also walks with us in our everyday encounters. Stick with me.
Siblings may have the same biology as far as parents go, but they do not grow up with the same parents. My experience with my parents is different than my older brother’s and my younger sister’s experience. Not right or wrong, just different. Our parents, when we were all born, were in different phases of their lives … financially and emotionally. Each of us kids were born with a unique personality. So, it is only natural that we would have different experiences. How profound is that simple, yet quite hidden concept?
Now you may think…duh. But think about it. My brother is the oldest and 5 years older than me. The era in which he was born, and the atmosphere of society were different than mine. I was the first little girl. Gender alone creates a different experience. Then my sister was eight years later. We were moving through school and here comes a baby. A baby that came out with a few complications, and early. The experience surrounding her … quite different.
With that concept in mind, place that ideology in the area of our walk with Jesus. Take a moment and seriously think about it.
I will use myself as an example. Most people, when they first met me in the workplace, have told me that I was too blunt for them. I was mean. I needed to change. Then after, after they were granted access to the internal me, they found that I am an oversized kid with boundaries. They would introduce me to new people as “her bark is worse than her bite…don’t be scared”. One trainee in particular is now one of my closest friends.
There are many in my life that I did not care for in the beginning; however, over time and learning their life story, I have learned that the life cards they were dealt were very different than mine, therefore, their life experience is going to be different than mine. When I say that I learned their life story, not necessarily all the nitty gritty details, but listening to and for the in between words and thoughts in a conversation. Then asking specific details … for clarity … not for ammo. As we learn about each other, we will learn that where we are different … but … we will learn and can embrace the ways that we are the same. With the help of the Spirit, we can overcome the obstacles that the enemy will flaunt in our face.
God gives us grace everyday for our short falls, why can we not do the same for those with differenting opinions or backgrounds. You do not have to agree with them, but … if you show that the differences do not matter … then Love shines. I speak from experience and witness. I have several friends with some seriously different views than I, however, they are part of the family of God, and they are my family. That is all I need.
I also know that those who do not view me in a manner of friendship but adversary …. Those people have had a much different experience with me than those who walked the road of pitfalls with me. Take into account the walk that someone is on, then apply Grace generously.
Be blessed.
***Give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus. – 1 Thessalonians 5:18
I heard something already today that makes absolute sense and kind of makes one wonder why it is not common knowledge. This thought also walks with us in our everyday encounters. Stick with me.
Siblings may have the same biology as far as parents go, but they do not grow up with the same parents. My experience with my parents is different than my older brother’s and my younger sister’s experience. Not right or wrong, just different. Our parents, when we were all born, were in different phases of their lives … financially and emotionally. Each of us kids were born with a unique personality. So, it is only natural that we would have different experiences. How profound is that simple, yet quite hidden concept?
Now you may think…duh. But think about it. My brother is the oldest and 5 years older than me. The era in which he was born, and the atmosphere of society were different than mine. I was the first little girl. Gender alone creates a different experience. Then my sister was eight years later. We were moving through school and here comes a baby. A baby that came out with a few complications, and early. The experience surrounding her … quite different.
With that concept in mind, place that ideology in the area of our walk with Jesus. Take a moment and seriously think about it.
I will use myself as an example. Most people, when they first met me in the workplace, have told me that I was too blunt for them. I was mean. I needed to change. Then after, after they were granted access to the internal me, they found that I am an oversized kid with boundaries. They would introduce me to new people as “her bark is worse than her bite…don’t be scared”. One trainee in particular is now one of my closest friends.
There are many in my life that I did not care for in the beginning; however, over time and learning their life story, I have learned that the life cards they were dealt were very different than mine, therefore, their life experience is going to be different than mine. When I say that I learned their life story, not necessarily all the nitty gritty details, but listening to and for the in between words and thoughts in a conversation. Then asking specific details … for clarity … not for ammo. As we learn about each other, we will learn that where we are different … but … we will learn and can embrace the ways that we are the same. With the help of the Spirit, we can overcome the obstacles that the enemy will flaunt in our face.
God gives us grace everyday for our short falls, why can we not do the same for those with differenting opinions or backgrounds. You do not have to agree with them, but … if you show that the differences do not matter … then Love shines. I speak from experience and witness. I have several friends with some seriously different views than I, however, they are part of the family of God, and they are my family. That is all I need.
I also know that those who do not view me in a manner of friendship but adversary …. Those people have had a much different experience with me than those who walked the road of pitfalls with me. Take into account the walk that someone is on, then apply Grace generously.
Be blessed.
***Give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus. – 1 Thessalonians 5:18
Good morning to everyone. Grace and Peace be with you.
I heard something already today that makes absolute sense and kind of makes one wonder why it is not common knowledge. This thought also walks with us in our everyday encounters. Stick with me.
Siblings may have the same biology as far as parents go, but they do not grow up with the same parents. My experience with my parents is different than my older brother’s and my younger sister’s experience. Not right or wrong, just different. Our parents, when we were all born, were in different phases of their lives … financially and emotionally. Each of us kids were born with a unique personality. So, it is only natural that we would have different experiences. How profound is that simple, yet quite hidden concept?
Now you may think…duh. But think about it. My brother is the oldest and 5 years older than me. The era in which he was born, and the atmosphere of society were different than mine. I was the first little girl. Gender alone creates a different experience. Then my sister was eight years later. We were moving through school and here comes a baby. A baby that came out with a few complications, and early. The experience surrounding her … quite different.
With that concept in mind, place that ideology in the area of our walk with Jesus. Take a moment and seriously think about it.
I will use myself as an example. Most people, when they first met me in the workplace, have told me that I was too blunt for them. I was mean. I needed to change. Then after, after they were granted access to the internal me, they found that I am an oversized kid with boundaries. They would introduce me to new people as “her bark is worse than her bite…don’t be scared”. One trainee in particular is now one of my closest friends.
There are many in my life that I did not care for in the beginning; however, over time and learning their life story, I have learned that the life cards they were dealt were very different than mine, therefore, their life experience is going to be different than mine. When I say that I learned their life story, not necessarily all the nitty gritty details, but listening to and for the in between words and thoughts in a conversation. Then asking specific details … for clarity … not for ammo. As we learn about each other, we will learn that where we are different … but … we will learn and can embrace the ways that we are the same. With the help of the Spirit, we can overcome the obstacles that the enemy will flaunt in our face.
God gives us grace everyday for our short falls, why can we not do the same for those with differenting opinions or backgrounds. You do not have to agree with them, but … if you show that the differences do not matter … then Love shines. I speak from experience and witness. I have several friends with some seriously different views than I, however, they are part of the family of God, and they are my family. That is all I need.
I also know that those who do not view me in a manner of friendship but adversary …. Those people have had a much different experience with me than those who walked the road of pitfalls with me. Take into account the walk that someone is on, then apply Grace generously.
Be blessed.
***Give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus. – 1 Thessalonians 5:18
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