Our best life starts in kindergarten.
You know, thank you and sorry. Holding hands gets you where you need to go. Listen when someone else is talking.
Let’s see how Paul says it in Corinthians.
2 Corinthians 13:11 says:
“Finally, brothers, rejoice. Aim for restoration, comfort one another, agree with one another, live in peace; and the God of love and peace will be with you.”
In this passage, we’re offered the way to have a happy church, a happy life, and a happy relationship with our family. The instructions can apply to all three.
Instruction No. 1:
“Rejoice.”
We must look for the good in one another and celebrate it. Find opportunities to pat others on the back. Give them their moment in the sun.
Instruction No. 2:
“Aim for restoration.”
People will take offense. Apologize. Right the wrong. Go the extra mile, even if you feel it isn’t your fault. Jesus died for us, and none of it was his fault.
Instruction No. 3:
“Comfort one another.”
Sadness happens. No one wants to endure it alone. A Christian hug. A smile. A favorite verse or book. It means a lot just to know we’re in it together.
Instruction No. 4:
“Agree with one another.”
This doesn’t mean to always give in. We need to open a discussion. Compromise when it doesn’t conflict with the Word. Work it out when it does.
Instruction No. 5:
“Live in peace.”
Let the little things go. Be kind. Do things for one another, even when we aren’t asked. You know, thank you and sorry. Hold hands to get where we need to go. Listen when someone else is talking.
There you have it. 5 instructions from Corinthians. Follow these simple rules, and you are set for your best life ever. As the apostle says:
“The God of love and peace will be with you.”
We run our Christian race together. Cooperation means no one is left behind.
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