How People Treat Each Other Is Essential

1 John 4:19-21

We love because he first loved us. If anyone says, “I love God,” and hates his brother, he is a liar; for he who does not love his brother whom he has seen cannot love God whom he has not seen. And this commandment we have from him: whoever loves God must also love his brother.

I have been watching what is going on in america this year, and it is amazing! Last year was ridiculous, crazy and HOT..., but this year's issues seem to be the inability for all people everywhere to listen to each other, respect their views, and there is a lack of cooperation!

Everyone has their own opinion of what our society should be like, and they are unwilling to hear the counterpoint. The people in our government that we voted into office refuse to work with each other. Everyone is repeatedly stabbing the president of the united states in the back in an attempt to take down not just Him, but our entire government structure!

It amazes me that this country is working as well as it is, and that for me alone is a miracle; what should we do as citizens of the kingdom of God when we see such blatant disregard for each other in the world? It is time to start praying like you have never prayed before!

God is moving in the world like never before, and we as his children have to be completely connected to Him and be sensitive to the promptings of the Holy Spirit. We must pray for peace, love, and cooperation to dominate on captial hill. We must try to cooperate with all the people in our lives, whether they are believers or non believers. Being a follower of Christ means living by His word, self sacrifice, and showing love and compassion to others.

You may work or interact with people who treat you with disdain because you love Jesus Christ; they may have authority over you, but you must know that this authority is just perceived authority, because the only one who has true authority over us is Jesus, and He wants you to follow His lead and not to worry about what others do or say about you. He will fight your battles for you, so just sit back, be kind and considerate to your adversaries even when they do hurtful things to you, and pray blessings over them. The Lord will deal with them when they don't respond correctly to His grace and mercy.

We in the body of Christ must lead by example, and we have to love and encourage each other and show the world what cooperating with each other is like. We have to get over denominational differences and stop arguing about scriptural interpretations, and begin to listen to each other. We must consider the value of what our brothers and sisters in Christ are saying about different issues, and then ask the Lord to confirm their point of view.

If we cannot work with each other, how can we expect the unbelievers to do so? We must fix our own house first before we can deal with the world's issues, because the world is watching us, and they don't believe we have the answer that they are looking for, because some christians don't truly believe much of what the bible teaches, and they are not hearing the voice of the Holy Spirit.

Keep on praying mighty spiritual warriors of Christ, for that is the only way things will begin to change in the Body of Christ, and that is the way we can change the circumstances in the world, by seeking God's will for our lives, and then living them out for His Glory!