Against The Grain
Have you ever met a person who says down, when you said up,
if you say left, they will surely say right? A person that even when you give
in and agree, they will disagree with their own idea just for the sake of going
against the grain.
That kind of behavior can be so exhausting for any
relationship, especially for committed relationships, relationships with
children, spouse, team worker of committees and others.
What do you do when we run into these personalities? I
personality address the problem, hear him/her out ( listening to how he/she would like
to see it done), tell him/her (when dealing with a child or one person in a group) why
we are going right rather than left and let it go, because remember whichever
way you go, they will want the opposite. However, when dealing with adults,
such as spouses or other adult committed relationships, we have to use much
prayer.
It reminds me of how God must have felt when dealing with
the Israelite children. He brought them out of Egypt; they complained and whined
that they were all going to drown once they arrived at the Red Sea. God parted
the Red Sea and He allowed them to move forward. Yet, they complained that they
were hungry, they were tired, they should have stayed in Egypt, where they were
fed. God gave them manna. However, it continued, one complaint after the other.
God still have that same patience with us, the patience He
had with the Israelite children. However, our God is not mocked nor is His word
mocked. Today, God has given us His Son and His word, to keep us connected to
Him. Yet, people still complain today about the inspired word of God and His
commandments. When false teachers arise as they have, changing the will of God
to comfort themselves and their sins, that is the time when we must go against
the grain.
Remember... God's word always trumps the word of man!
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