What does it look like to put someone else's walk with God above your own desires? That is the thought God and I were wrestling with in the grocery store. I want one outcome but is that the best for their walk? Probably not... Recently I have gotten a little riled up about some situations in my friends' lives and the lives of others. And in a very judgmental manner I had dismissed some of the guys in the situations as being centered on themselves and not caring about the girls as a sister in Christ. But I had to stop and think in the grocery store "Am I doing the same thing?" That was a sort of humbling and hard hitting realization. Christ affects everything in your life—even the area of male and female relationships. No longer is it just about you and this person but it is about this person and God. Are you a help or a hindrance to their relationship with God. And do you even care about that or do you only care about getting your own needs met. (whatever those needs might be)
Anyways those are the thoughts from the produce aisle.
2 comments:
That's difficult to put aside the side of yourself that says, "hey I deserve to be treated with the utmost respect" and say "even so, I will stand beside you as your sister."
I don't even know what situation you're talking about, but this goes along with something I've been thinking about lately - about what it looks like to love the body unconditionally - like family. If one of my (actual) brothers or parents pissed me off, I would certainly still love them and even seek to have a good relationship with them. Why shouldn't/can't I do that with fellow believers?
The funny thing is that one of my girl-friends who was hurt offered more grace than I could to her ex. Her thought process was "What does God want in this"
The second part of your comment is something that my girls and i(at school) are working through. What does it mean to fight things out cleanly and still maintain a good and holy relationship with your sister in Christ... We shall see what happens.
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