Title: Faith that respects differences (Luke 10:38)
Faith that respects differences
Luke 10:38-42
Butler Park, known for being blunt, woke up early one morning and was sweeping the yard. At that time, I noticed a young stepdaughter who had just moved in next door, hugging her husband on the way to work, kissing him and saying hello. The young man who wrapped his wife around her neck as if cutely was very envious. With envy, he throws out his broom and enters the house, and as he enters the house, Butler Park spit out a single word. “It’s a good time for Grim Joe-Ohta.” While doing so, they complained, “I envy you!” Because she is so blunt that she has never done anything like that at home, her wife, Deacon Kim, wants to get a chance, so she shoots at a word. “Then, butler Park said, “Oh, man, I haven’t even greeted the new wife yet?”
Everyone has a different way of thinking and acting. No one has the same personality or the same temperament. Some people reveal themselves easily, while others take time. And even if you look at the most common marital fights. Some people want to take care of them quickly when they are nauseous, while others live without talking for a month after a couple fight. There are people who get organized while expressing, and there are people who express things only when they are organized.
Everyone, isn't it famous that dogs and cats fight well when they meet? Dogs raise their tails and wag when they see them, but cats take it as a sign of attacking them. Conversely, cats show that they are happy to lower their tails, but dogs lower their tails as a warning when they feel threatened. After all, the reason dogs and cats fight from the moment they meet comes from the difference in expression culture. In fact, it is important to express what you want the other person to know, whether in words or actions. However, when it comes to representative men with clumsy expressions, strangely, they choose men from Gyeongsang Province. I'm sorry, Gyeongsang-do men, but I think it's something we should seriously listen to when there are men from Gyeongsang-do in every story.
It's a story everyone knows, but let's take a typical story. One hot summer day, two couples met as a couple. A wife with a husband in Gyeongsang Province saw another friend and came out with a pretty mesh wallet suitable for the summer weather, and she couldn't be more envious of that. So, I scolded my husband thinking, 'A woman should have at least one wallet like that.' "Honey, can I buy you a mesh wallet too?" "Wow? Money is hot. Cards?” So it’s fair to say it’s not cool.
However, if you know and understand the differences between you, your environment, culture, and personality, you will be able to help each other.
Now, let's consider an important fact about the difference. It should be noted that not only personality differences, but also differences in beliefs. Once we understand his personality, we will also come to know his faith, and when we know each other, it is a good opportunity for each other to be properly used in God's work. So, getting to know each other is important in a relationship.
In any case, here we see a clear difference between the two sisters.
But look at the attitude of the Lord toward Martha. Martha is not annoyed or angry at this behavior, and accepts it as it is. Rather, he explains the resurrection step by step and finally makes Martha understand it. What was Maria doing in the meantime? I was crying in sorrow. He said to Mary, “Mary, don’t weep, isn’t there a resurrection? I have already told you everything.” In other words, it was not as he did to Martha. And in John 11:35, it says, “Jesus wept.” This is an important fact. The Lord recognized the temperament and personality of two different people and filled them in different ways. He responded in a logical way to the logical Martha and weeping with the emotional Mary.
The Lord knows the temperament and personality of each of us. “Why don't these signs happen to me when we believe in Jesus together? Why don't I have such a fruit of faith?” Do not try to show yourself forcibly, and do not try to imitate your faith. God knows our constitution. He says even the hairs on our heads are numbered. He is the one who knows how to sit and stand up. Therefore, I hope that you will come to me in the most suitable way. Therefore, you have to learn to respect yourself who is not like others, and you must learn to respect others who are not like you even more.
Dear saints!
God clearly uses his temperament. In character and faith, it is said that we must first learn and understand. This is neither sinful nor wrong. It's just different.
Please do not criticize people with different personalities as wrong people or bad people. The Lord did not do that.
Please do not dismiss me as someone I can't get along with just because my religious life is a little different. The Lord did not do that.
Please don't insist on being like me. Please don't insist that my method is everything. Please don't even complain that I'm the only one to know.
Rather, God's wonderful will, grace, and plan are hidden there.
Acknowledging this and understanding those closest to me,
I sincerely hope that by acknowledging this and understanding it, we can overcome it and show the beauty of believers.