the bigger picture

Lets take a moment to set our priorities straight. Have you lost sight of our purpose here on earth? Is our purpose really to blame everything going wrong on others or God? Or to pick out fights with people over things that simply won’t matter tomorrow? How can this be from God when its doing more damage than good? It’s hard to ignore, but what good is dwelling on it going to do? Just let it go, move on. Honestly, compare it to the bigger picture, and it will seem SO much less terrible, and pointless to be upset about. You make it hard for others to see God working for the good when you’re constantly pointing out everything people are doing wrong. God made everyone different for a reason! Girls, boys, quiet leaders, loud leaders, people who like skating, people who like music, people who like sports, crazy people, or people who’d rather listen than be the star of the show, God STILL loves each of us. More than our human brains can even fathom. A true, perfect, genuine and pure love. A love that NEVER ever fails, will never lead us down a path to destruction, but guide us to righteousness. A love that brings peace and hope, a love that never ends. Think about this love, and what sacrifices God made JUST because he loves us, when your annoyed with someone because they do things a different way than you. Think about how the same God that made you who you are, made them JUST the way they are. And remember, we are all equal. So instead of trying to make everyone just like you, trying to make everyone have the exact same point of view, or listen to the same music, read the same book, believe in the same things, or dress the same way, focus on what God made you to be YOU, not what makes OTHERS you. we are all different, but how great is that! together, we make the body. we are ONE as we join together. like it says in 1 chor. 12:12 "The body is a unit, though it is made up of many parts; and though all its parts are many, they form one body. So it is with Christ." let us keep this in mind, day to day. when we see others that aren't just like us. let us remember how wonderful it is that not a single one of us is exactly alike...so from that, we are able to form one full, complete body, which enables us to further the glorious kingdom of God.