BLESSED BY DIVISION IN ALL HONESTY, the unity in the spirit of God that we profess within the fellowships just isn’t there. But notice that I said the unity of the spirit. We do in fact have a unity, but too often it is a unity in things contrary to the will of God. Mathew 10:34-36 says 34 Think not that I am come to send peace on earth: I came not to send peace, but a sword. 35 For I am come to set a man at variance against his father, and the daughter against her mother, and the daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law. 36 And a man's foes shall be they of his own household The reality of a walk with God often requires that we accept the need to disavow any allegiance with people who are of a contrary spirit in the presence of God. Even though this is a clear message, it can be much harder to do than we think, but if we allow ourselves to be attentive to the verse of Psalms 1:1-3 we will surely obtain the ability to overcome the bondages of a heart of wayward endeavors
The scriptures say what dealing does light have with darkness. We have a standard perspective to our spiritual and moral values. But yet we will deal with people who clearly have spiritual and moral values that do not add up to who we are. So the question is, how do you relate to them, Do you truly relate to them to where you connect to their values? Or are their values feeding off of whats with you. Except that we stop and make an assessment of our relationship values, we will never know.
Some of the most basic things in life can be more complicated than we understand. Failed relationships can seem to be the root element behind everything from divorce, to the war conflicts that we now see in Ukraine and Israel. Yet, the failed relationship is not the reasoning; but the absence of the dynamics by which relationships become effectual. Take a walk with me as we seek to understand exactly what is missing in the endeavor or relationship. Understanding what is missing, could change the entire structure of our Social, workplace, family, and even spiritual relationships. I truly hope that this first segment of Relationship Dynamics encourages you to be on the lookout for next week's edition.
It's only normal that we would believe that the word of God is sufficient for us when it comes to understanding his heart. But the nation of Israel had the word of God directly from the mouth of God, and still, they could not seem to understand the things of the heart of God. It was for this reason that God sent his son. Many people's perception of the coming of Christ ends with the concept of him dying so that we might have victory over the law of sin and death. But there's so much more to his coming. The greater purpose was that he rose so that the heart of man might be empowered with the ability to see, hear, feel, seek, and obey the things of the heart of God even as Christ did. This is a message that could be somewhat irritating for some. But the reality of it is if you face the truth of where you are you have a better power of arriving where you need to go.
Many earnestly believe that they are steadfast in the things of God, unfortunately, they are earnestly wrong. We always talk about how pleasing God is to us, but we never really consider what we must do to be pleasing to him. This life isn't all about us, but about the many that we can effect through a life of focused commitment. What have you been missing that could be vital to others that are watching?