2 Timothy 2:23-24
“Don’t have anything to do with foolish and stupid arguments, because you know they produce quarrels. And the Lord’s servant must not quarrel; instead, he must be kind to everyone, able to teach, not resentful.”
I had a shock when I learned of a leader's decision to leave church and step down from his ministry. Apparently, due to frustrations with church, he decided to move onto another. However, during lunch as I was discussing with a Christian colleague, she mentioned that often people who leave church for another, due to disagreements, would end up bringing the unresolved issues.
I read that the Bible talks more about unity of the church than it does about either heaven or hell. Apparently, it’s that important because despite the fact that churches have tremendous potential, many never achieve what God desires because the members spend all their time fighting with one another. All of the energy is focused inward.
In these end times, Satan will do everything he can to cause division and the fact of the matter is we can squabble and disagree about any and everything. But, we must learn to be more than a frustrated opinionated church goer. I rather we be busy doing work for God, such that even if we are annoyed over matters, the tasks before our hands compels us to put our self-centered opinions aside and elect to continue to do what we have to do.
M.
