What could you let go of, for the sake of harmony?
According to Webster dictionary a definition for harmony is: “a systematic arrangement of parallel literary passages (as of the Gospels) for the purpose of showing agreement or harmony”
Did you know that was a definition for harmony? I didn’t either. Makes sense to me since I believe the word of God is the only thing that can bring the world into harmony/unity.
What do we have to let go of to accomplish this?
“Then Jesus said to his disciples, “Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me.”
Matthew 16:24 NIV
Most of the time, when life feels out of sync or harmony it’s because aspects of our life do not align with our expectations. Others are not behaving as we would want, our job isn’t as easy as we’d like, we have to wait too long at the doctors office, I’m not as rich as I want to be, all around life just isn’t going as planned. All these aspects are either good or bad dependent on our perspective. Denying ourselves and not having so many requirements to fulfill what a good life is, can alleviate a lot of bad emotions.
“But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.”
Matthew 6:33 NIV
What actions show one is seeking the kingdom?
“He answered, “ ‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind’; and, ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’””
Luke 10:27 NIV
“Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud.”
1 Corinthians 13:4 NIV
The opposite to all the aspects of love seem to be the aspects that knock the world out of “harmony”.
In a way I believe a lot of us need to let go what our idea of love is and learn what it truly means. If we love, we sacrifice. The more we sacrifice, the more we love what we sacrifice for. Most of the worlds definition of love is dependent on how much happiness it brings them. Once a person understands and feels the love of Christ, who sacrificed himself for us, then you want to show that love to others and less concerned about needing to receive from them.
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