Together part 5
We're all in this together. That's what I've been trying to say in this Rant series. We're not the same, and that's ok. That's on purpose. We're different. Because we're supposed to be different. But we fit together in a way that my strengths can cover your weaknesses and vice versa. 1 Corinthians 12:13-15, "For by one Spirit are we all baptized into one body, whether we be Jews or Gentiles, whether we be bond or free; and have been all made to drink into one Spirit. For the body is not one member, but many. If the foot shall say, Because I am not the hand, I am not of the body; is it therefore not of the body?" We need each other. I need what you bring to the table and you need what I bring to the table. The hand AND the foot are both equally important. Both are needed. Both are necessary. Its not good that man should be alone. We are connected by the one Spirit. The Spirit of truth that leads and guides us into all truth; the truth that God is love and He loves you. Love is what binds us together. Love is what connects us. We need each other. We need that connection. Its ok for me to be a hand and you to be a foot. And, think about this, we can be part of the same body without bumping into each other. The elbow is massively important, but it doesn't really interact with the knee too much. Both are joints that give flexiblity to the body. But we can be working together without tripping over each other. If you do your part and I do my part everything will get done. I guess I'm trying to say sometimes you can love someone from distance. Sometimes less is more. You don't always have to BE together to be together. If you can pick up what I'm laying down. Helping or hurting, right? As long as we're all pulling in the same direction we'll get where we want to go. Its the idea of speaking with the same voice--speaking the same Word. Not being robots. Not needing everything to be exactly the same in every case. But having that same Spirit. Having that same foundation of love. Knowing that, at the end of the day, its all about love. Finding common ground. Looking for reasons to get along instead of reasons not to. I think we makes things a lot harder than they have to be sometimes. By demanding, or expect, to get our own way. Demanding that people do what WE want instead of letting people do what they're gonna do and be who they are. That's a recipe for disaster. That's no way to make a connection or have a relationship. And that's what life is all about--connecting with people and having relationships. Again, its all about love. So we need to understand that differences are ok. Differences need to be celebrated instead of squashed. Its not a bad thing to be unique. God made you the way you are... on purpose. He made you the way He wanted you to be. The trick is finding out who you really are instead of trying to be someone you're not. The trick is being together, but still being yourself... and letting other people be themselves. Loving people without expectations. Living and letting live. We HAVE to learn to coexist with each other... because we're all in this together!