“May the God who gives endurance and encouragement give you the
same attitude of mind toward each other that Christ Jesus had …” Romans 15:5 (NIV)
same attitude of mind toward each other that Christ Jesus had …” Romans 15:5 (NIV)
Source: Who Decides What Is Hard? | Tracy Dougherty (proverbs31.org)
Excerpt:
So how can I have an attitude like Jesus toward other people? The key is to ask God. We can depend on God to provide; He is faithful.
No matter what we’re all going through, our current situations may very well be hard — they’re just hard in different ways. The situation I deem easy — our college-aged daughter coming home from school during the pandemic to live with us temporarily — is hard for the single mother who now has her children home with no childcare and can’t go to work. That’s hard … but we can’t dwell on the hard. We can’t allow all our focus to be on the hard. But we can love and encourage one another through the hard … and, in fact, that’s exactly what we’re called to do.
Heavenly Father, please open my eyes to the challenges others around me are experiencing. Give me a Christ-like attitude toward them and a desire to love them well. In Jesus’ Name, Amen.
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