Submit!

Ephesians 5: 21

Submit to one another out of reverence for Christ.

 

Paul the Apostle in this verse, was speaking about the many conflicts of our day.

This was the remedy for conflict…..submission out reverence to Jesus, toward one another.

 

If we want to be a part of the solution for the everyday conflict, we must follow what God has revealed about the problem.

When we insist on our own rights, then we have missed being a part of the solution.

Someone has to give when conflict abounds, and it might has well be me/you.

 

I think we sometimes forget, that when we press to have our own way, we forget about the third person that’s present in the midst of conflict.

That would be the person of the Lord Jesus Christ.

Those who try to satisfy their own needs in the midst of conflict, are the ones who will end up feeling empty inside.

It might not happen right away, but somewhere along the line, there will be regret.

 

There are people and situations, where you just can’t win. Do you know those kinds of people?

Love them anyway, but don’t stay too long, or they will tap you of every morsel of strength.

You’ll know when you’re making progress in the area of conflict, and when you’re not.

Some people, and some situations are not worth the effort. Sometimes you just can win for losing.

 

It is important though, that we approach conflict like Jesus did.

Matthew 16: 25… “For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will find it.”

 

I’ll bet if we lived more like Jesus, we’d have less conflict.

I’ll be if we lived more like Jesus, we wouldn’t spend so much time trying to win the argument, as we often do….