Luke 6:42
Either how canst thou say to thy brother, Brother, let me pull out the mote that is in thine eye, when thou thyself beholdest not the beam that is in thine own eye? Thou hypocrite, cast out first the beam out of thine own eye, and then shalt thou see clearly to pull out the mote that is in thy brother's eye.
I attended my old church for almost 40 years. Last fall we were led by God to move to a small country church and we are so excited to see what God has in store for our little church! I have been so blessed with many wonderful people in my life. I was a bus kid that someone so lovingly picked up and started taking to church. God has done miraculous things in my life and the lives of my family. I am so thankful for the love and grace of my Pastor for all those years. I am thankful for the many times God and my church family have shown love, grace and mercy to me. I did not always know how to act or what to say. But~because they loved me I am where I am today.
This is not always the case~ I have seen so many people over the years who were wounded and stopped coming to church over people who thought it was their business to micro~manage other people.
Why do we think it is a good idea to manipulate people into serving God?~ It truly doesn't work.
If we have to attack fellow Christians or tear them to shreds with our words and gossip we are NOT walking in the spirit of God but rather our flesh. We harm our family in God and create wounded causalities. We are destroying our own brothers and sisters in Christ.
As a parent when my children were fighting and bickering~ I would spank them all. I wonder if the Heavenly Father might just feel the same way. When we attack his children~ even if we are His child~ I am sure it grieves His heart.
I have had it with this kind of behavior and I just want to scream to high Heaven. STOP IT! We are all on the same side! We best be so careful the damage we do when we think that we are jury and judge. I truly believe we will give an account for those we have wounded inside and outside the church!
What about this verse?~
Proverbs 18:19
A brother offended is harder to be won than a strong city: and their contentions are like the bars of a castle.
May I be so kind to say~"Please~Mind Your Own Business"! Many times people who like to find fault and criticise others are failing to see the beam in their own eye. I can honestly tell you when I am being all that God wants me to be as a child of God, wife, and mother I do NOT have time to be figuring out what is wrong in your life or your child's life! Nor is my place. God does not give us the right to micro~manage other peoples lives.
You should be encouraged and take hope in the fact that Jesus' disciples struggled with many of the same things we do. Jealousy, envy, and comparing yourself with others is childish. As with the disciples, Jesus has great patience with us. But it helps to remember that minding our own business is more than enough for us to handle.
I attended my old church for almost 40 years. Last fall we were led by God to move to a small country church and we are so excited to see what God has in store for our little church! I have been so blessed with many wonderful people in my life. I was a bus kid that someone so lovingly picked up and started taking to church. God has done miraculous things in my life and the lives of my family. I am so thankful for the love and grace of my Pastor for all those years. I am thankful for the many times God and my church family have shown love, grace and mercy to me. I did not always know how to act or what to say. But~because they loved me I am where I am today.
This is not always the case~ I have seen so many people over the years who were wounded and stopped coming to church over people who thought it was their business to micro~manage other people.
Why do we think it is a good idea to manipulate people into serving God?~ It truly doesn't work.
If we have to attack fellow Christians or tear them to shreds with our words and gossip we are NOT walking in the spirit of God but rather our flesh. We harm our family in God and create wounded causalities. We are destroying our own brothers and sisters in Christ.
As a parent when my children were fighting and bickering~ I would spank them all. I wonder if the Heavenly Father might just feel the same way. When we attack his children~ even if we are His child~ I am sure it grieves His heart.
I have had it with this kind of behavior and I just want to scream to high Heaven. STOP IT! We are all on the same side! We best be so careful the damage we do when we think that we are jury and judge. I truly believe we will give an account for those we have wounded inside and outside the church!
What about this verse?~
Proverbs 18:19
A brother offended is harder to be won than a strong city: and their contentions are like the bars of a castle.
May I be so kind to say~"Please~Mind Your Own Business"! Many times people who like to find fault and criticise others are failing to see the beam in their own eye. I can honestly tell you when I am being all that God wants me to be as a child of God, wife, and mother I do NOT have time to be figuring out what is wrong in your life or your child's life! Nor is my place. God does not give us the right to micro~manage other peoples lives.
John 21:21-22
21Peter seeing him saith to Jesus, Lord, and what shall this man do?
22Jesus saith unto him, If I will that he tarry till I come, what is that to thee? follow thou me.
Jesus was talking with Peter about the hardships he would have to endure in order to serve and glorify Him. As soon as Jesus finished speaking, Peter turned, spotted John and immediately asked Jesus what His will was for him. Peter wanted to make sure that if he was going to go through rough times, that John should also have to go through hard times. Jesus politely told Peter to mind his own business.22Jesus saith unto him, If I will that he tarry till I come, what is that to thee? follow thou me.
You should be encouraged and take hope in the fact that Jesus' disciples struggled with many of the same things we do. Jealousy, envy, and comparing yourself with others is childish. As with the disciples, Jesus has great patience with us. But it helps to remember that minding our own business is more than enough for us to handle.
1 Thessalonians 4:9-12 (King James Version)
9But as touching brotherly love ye need not that I write unto you: for ye yourselves are taught of God to love one another.
10And indeed ye do it toward all the brethren which are in all Macedonia: but we beseech you, brethren, that ye increase more and more;
11And that ye study to be quiet, and to do your own business, and to work with your own hands, as we commanded you;
12That ye may walk honestly toward them that are without, and that ye may have lack of nothing.
10And indeed ye do it toward all the brethren which are in all Macedonia: but we beseech you, brethren, that ye increase more and more;
11And that ye study to be quiet, and to do your own business, and to work with your own hands, as we commanded you;
12That ye may walk honestly toward them that are without, and that ye may have lack of nothing.
*We all have moments in our lives when we make this kind of mistake, and it is often with good intentions. But it's truly sin and needs to be confessed. It can be destructive to the relationships in our lives. That’s why Paul warned the Thessalonians to mind their own business, live quietly, and work diligently. He wanted non-Christians to notice a difference between their lives and those of Christians. He wanted the love in God's family to be obvious to the lost and dying world.
If you profess to be a Christian but are always causing heartache by getting involved in other people’s business, the world will take notice. I think we all will be better off if we strive to live a quiet life that points to Him in every way and learn to mind our own business.
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