2 Corinthians 13:11
“Finally, brethren, farewell. Become complete. Be of good
comfort, be of one mind, live in peace; and the God of love and peace will be
with you.”
I like to fight. Arguing is a hobby of mine and if I can
start a debate, I will. For a very long time I only used this ability to debate
any topic imaginable for evil. If you
give me a side, its not hard for me to argue that side passionately. I fought
with everyone about everything and I enjoyed it. My stubbornness is through the
roof at times and it makes me someone that I wouldn’t really like. Even though
I knew it wasn’t godly, my attitude made an appearance as often as possible for
years. But here I am told to live in peace. In one of the psalms (I think) we
are encouraged to seek peace and pursue it. Peace is not something that just
happens, it has to be cultivated and fought for. Wait, fight for peace? That
doesn’t sound right. Bear with me for a second, though. Our nature is to divide
and be at odds with one another and with Christ. Left on our own, we fight.
What if instead of fighting each other and God, we fight against our sin
nature? The victory has already been won, but the daily battles still have to
be fought. Choose your battles. Fight against the temptation to sin and instead
live for the Lord.
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