"For none of us lives to himself alone, and none of us dies to himself alone. If we live, we live to the Lord, and if we die, we die to the Lord. So whether we live or die, we belong to the Lord. For this reason Christ died and returned to life, t…
"For none of us lives to himself alone, and none of us dies to himself alone. If we live, we live to the Lord, and if we die, we die to the Lord. So whether we live or die, we belong to the Lord. For this reason Christ died and returned to life, that He might be the Lord of both the dead and the living."
Romans 14:7-9 BSB
My Pondering
We weren't designed to be loners. God desires an active dynamic relationship with each of us first and foremost. We each have innate talents and gifts He has bestowed for mutual edification. It is our responsibility to engage, interact and connect with others in humility, peace, service and love...as possible.
The body is a unit, though it is composed of many parts. And although its parts are many, they all form one body. So it is with Christ.
1st Corinthians 12:12
We aren't called to be 'people pleasers' but 'people lovers'. Our responsibility isn't to 'like' and be friends with everyone but to 'love' and be neighborly with everyone...as possible.
For God tells us:
For where two or three gather in my name, there am I with them."
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