To LOVE, HONOUR, and, RESPECT 'is' how one should live in their walk with *GOD*, but, since we are human, we fall short, perhaps not intentionally, but, there is ALWAYS something IN this life which will trip us up! And, just so you know, even though you might LOVE, HONOUR, and, RESPECT *GOD* HIMSELF, IF you fall short in having the same regard for fellow believers, you are still in need of embracing the meat of these lessons!!!So many people CREATE instances where it is MOST DIFFICULT to honour, or, respect them, despite the *GODLY* LOVE we hold for them! For instance, many fellow believers are gossips, stirring up trouble where there was smooth waters! How do we respect such people, let alone honour them? Ah, from what I have learned, we TURN IT OVER TO *GOD*, FORGIVE them, and, ATTEMPT to do as we should, honour, and, respect them! After all, they ARE of our Family, AND, HAVE to face their MAKER, to answer for their transgressions! NOT easy to do, not at all, but, EACH day, we HAVE to come CLOSER to *GOD* BY ALTERING our thoughts, actions, and, reactions, which means, each day, we have to THINK before we rush into action, and, reaction, IN the consciousness of HOLINESS!!!
We LIVE FOR *GOD*, NOT FOR THE WORLD, and yet, the world of fellow believers are of *GOD*, and so, MUCH deliberation, BY ALL BELIEVERS, should be given to HOW we deal with one another!!!
Let's look at some dictionary definitions of RESPECT:
noun---
relation or reference...
esteem for or a sense of the worth or excellence of a person, a personal quality or ability, or something considered as a manifestation of a personal quality or ability...
verb---
to hold in esteem or honor...
to show regard or consideration for...
to refrain from intruding upon or interfering with...
Dig: We, ALL of US(fellow believers), AS ONE, HAVE, most certainly, RELATION, and, REFERENCE in/through *GOD*, and, ATTEMPTING to live in *GODLINESS*, therefore, we should, show REGARD, and, CONSIDERATION for this relation, and, reference, HOLDING THIS IN GREAT ESTEEM, and, HONOUR, while REFRAINING from INTRUDING, or, INTERFERING with EACH OTHER'S MANIFESTATION of PERSONAL QUALITIES, or, ABILITIES, ALLOWING THEM THE RIGHT to a SENSE of WORTH, or, EXCELLENCE, IN THEIR WALK WITH *GOD*, to WHICH, no one else is privy!!!
Hard to accomplish, but, NOT IMPOSSIBLE! WITH *GOD* ALL THINGS ARE POSSIBLE! It merely takes, REPENTANCE, PRAYER, PETITION, UNDERSTANDING, and, REGARD for HIM, to manage that which seems unmanageable!!!
We ALL have our OWN walk with *GOD*, and, since we are commanded NOT to JUDGE, we have to have RESPECT, and, REGARD, while HONOURING that *GOD* KNOWS WHO is, and, who ISN'T worthy, it is NOT our decision, thank HIM, because IF WE were in charge of who is, or, isn't of HIM, NONE would survive, save the strongest of those who imagine themselves judge:)))
Again, it is CONSTANT DELIBERATION OF EFFORT which hones us into the righteous! It is NOT easy, we are up against MUCH, but, this, also, is DIVINELY ORDERED, for HIS own reason, and, purpose! Let us LEARN to LOVE, HONOUR, RESPECT HIM FULLY, through learning, embracing, and, utilizing, those instructions HE so LOVINGLY bestowed upon us, that we ARE as the BRIGHTEST LIGHT for all to see, and, bear witness to, in HIS GLORIOUS NAME!!! AMEN!!!
REMEMBER, LOVE, and, PEACE ARE 'the' EVIDENCE of the CHURCH, CHRIST!!!
REV. LWINSOR © 2011
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