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Day 175 of 365
“Living with Me”
After much contemplation, I have come to the conclusion that it must be difficult living with me. There are demands that I make on myself and others. There are emotions that arise at the most inopportune times. There are foods that I love that really are not appealing to the rest of my family. My level of commitment to some things is not comparable to the commitment of the other members of my family. I must be difficult to live with.
Why would anyone want to live with me? It must be love. It could be the inability to choose your family members. Or could it be they have no where else to go? Well I have one more suggestion. Could it be that I do not demand that everything go my way? Could it be I have learned that others could possibly have a better idea of how to get something done? Have I begun to learn that a joint effort of many could be more effective than the committed effort of one?
Growing and learning to live with others is a lifelong journey. The Lord did not put us on this earth to repel people but to draw others toward Him. As a Christian I am learning to allow Civil to decrease as I allow Christ to increase in my life. It is a difficult and sometimes painful learning experience; however, I can say the growth has been worth it.
To live in a family where we meet each other where we are in order to allow each other to grow where we could be. It is amazing the joy that can be realized if we each push each other, not allow each other to just live but to live fully. To allow the love of Christ to permeate our love for each other is the only option. It is only through our love for Christ that we are able to accept each other and strive for excellence in Him.
So living with me may not be a bed of roses but living with others through the love of Christ is a meadow of wild flowers. You may not know what you are growing but the journey is well worth it.
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