Talk about Toxic!

    Strife in the church is always toxic. But we've known that forever. The tricky bit is dealing with it. That's why I researched it, so you don't have to. As with most things in the church, there may be slight differences of opinion. But if we're all agreed, then let's get into it!

      The first issue that I wanna talk about producing conflict is stubborn pride. In this sense, it often shows up when folks have a rift in their understanding. See, somebody who's only been saved for a week might see things totally different from a 64 year old deacon who was born and raised in that church. And maybe they're both right, they just don't have the same frame of reference. Then, how we present and share the things God shows us becomes super important.

      Next, as Aaron learned in Exodus, and David in 2nd Samuel, any problems with the congregation as a whole should really be handled God's way. After all, no servant outranks their master. The old saying goes, "Somebody plants the seed (Of the Gospel,) and somebody else waters it. Not everybody has a dramatic testimony, but also, not everybody knows how to train missionaries. And we shouldn't think one is better than the other. But that's so easy for us to do, as fallen as humans are. So instead, we have to step away, maybe pray, and find new reasons to encourage each other.

      And that's because every true follower of Jesus has the same end game. Some might know more or less. And some might make different efforts towards getting there. But all of it allows us to be blessed.

      Expnding on that, we gotta lean on God's wisdom. I mean, our ways aren't like His ways. He makes worldly wisdom as foolishness. But in Him, we can do all things. So our differences usually aren't as bad as we make them. Because, it's not the will of the Father that any should perish.**

      *1 Corinthians 3

**Matthew 14:18

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