Please, Lord! Prove my point …

By Trevin Wax
 

“Man, who made Me a judge or arbitrator over you?”
- Jesus, to a man in the crowd (Luke 12:14)

As Jesus taught the crowds about the kingdom of God, a man called out and asked Jesus to command his brother to divide his family’s inheritance with him.
 
The man surely thought himself correct regarding the family dispute, and knowing that Jesus held authority in the mind of his brother, he figured he would use Jesus to get his own way. The man wanted to end the estranged relationship he held with his brother by calling for Jesus to issue the final decree of division - proclaiming his point of view and thus winning the battle over the family’s money.
 
I fear that too often we act just like this man. We take minor and petty disagreements with our brothers and sisters in Christ and begin to see them as major differences …
 
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So Much for the Love Dare

By Inge’ @ Dementia for 2
 
Yesterday hubs and I had a nasty argument. It started out as a conversation and ended up with insults and colorful language all around. All over politics. I am sick of politics. So much so that I told him I would no longer be having any discussion centered around politics with him anymore. I know this sounds like an impossible task, but I think I can do it.
 
In all fairness to him, he did come back home and apologize to me for what he said. To which I replied that world famous “Okay“. All of you know the tone I used and the meaning behind it so I won’t bore you with all of that. He just looks and me and says, “I thought you might apologize too.” Well, I didn’t and I should have. I was still angry and hurt by the names he called me and frankly, I just wanted to bask in my anger a little longer.
 
So this morning I have been thinking about what words like humble, humility, and meek mean and how they apply to me …
 
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