Dear
brothers and sisters;One of the
areas in my walk with Christ has been a constant challenge but with overcoming victories. The victories have outweighed the challenges in this one
area of my life.
This scripture is a blessing to me and will continue to work within my spirit for a lifetime. In Ephesians 4:2-6,
2 Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love. 3 Make every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace. 4 There is one body and one Spirit--just as you were called to one hope when you were called-- 5 one Lord, one faith, one baptism; 6 one God and Father of all, who is over all and through all and in all. God teaches us how to shift gears with peoples of all ages that cross our paths. One moment we may face our seniors and He reminds me that once they were self dependent but now need help getting dressed and fed. Other times taking them to the store or the doctor because they are not able to drive. Or when they are laid up in bed and instead of staring at the tv they would much rather have someone sitting at their side, whether talking or listening, or just keeping company with them. Silence is Golden.
Another time we may face younger adults, younger than you. Their actions may not be on the same mature level as you are in your life or my life today. God reminds me that how I was growing during younger adulthood. Setting our reactions and corrections
by example instead of talking down to them and putting them in their place is not going to make a positive impression, in most cases they may not listen. I must remember they are not children anymore.
One of the most delicate times is when we do face people that are still children. Children are at that most impressionable age. The message they receive from their parents is what they will take
"outside" of their home. We must not take the stand that they come from an unstable home and write them off. But what we can do is be that mentor by our example of Christ that they may
take back "inside" their home. God also wants us to know that He
LOVES you and me. That His creation of us is precious and does not want us to judge our selfworth or be too hard on ourselves. Was our Father in the center of your circumstances? We fail. We succeed. If He is, then others will see how you handle the acceptance of your doings. If God is not in the center and the outcome of your acceptance is displayed with hate then
its not going to get His attention. We must remind ourselves, regardless, God
LOVES us unconditionally, and so should you and me. That gets His attention.
Please read
slowly and meditate on 1 John 3:18-24,
18 Dear children, let us not love with words or tongue but with actions and in truth. 19 This then is how we know that we belong to the truth, and how we set our hearts at rest in his presence 20 whenever our hearts condemn us. For God is greater than our hearts, and he knows everything. 21 Dear friends, if our hearts do not condemn us, we have confidence before God 22 and receive from him anything we ask, because we obey his commands and do what pleases him. 23 And this is his command: to believe in the name of his Son, Jesus Christ, and to love one another as he commanded us. 24 Those who obey his commands live in him, and he in them. And this is how we know that he lives in us: We know it by the Spirit he gave us. Loving unconditionally is tough work, brothers and sisters. It can be an affliction. But doing a self check in our lives,
read our bible, will find God's attention and He is faithful. He only wants to reveal the very best He has planned for you and wants your faith in return.
In closing, please read
slowly and meditate from the book of James 1:22-25,
22 Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says. 23 Anyone who listens to the word but does not do what it says is like a man who looks at his face in a mirror 24 and, after looking at himself, goes away and immediately forgets what he looks like. 25 But the man who looks intently into the perfect law that gives freedom, and continues to do this, not forgetting what he has heard, but doing it--he will be blessed in what he does. Your servant in Christ Jesus.
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