Our family had a struggle the other day ...and just naturally, we all had our point of view. I'm glad God didn't create us as robots. Some people seem to deal with struggles better than others ...and there are healthy coping mechanism, as there are also unhealthy ones. I don't like struggles, but I don't have an immediate inclination to ignore them either.

Often we don't like points of view other than the ones we are comfortable with.  So, what do we do with that?

In the heat of the struggle, I am thankful that my family will not be in the heat as we enter eternity ...and that gives a great perspective, but our saving grace in a disagreement has to somehow move past other emotions other than this.  

I thought, if Jesus was physically standing here, at the time of the struggle, we may each look to Him to reconcile our differences ...but there is a tendency at that moment to want God to be on our side, to have Him agree with us.  Just for the record, God  ...the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit ---are all in agreement always.

I had to be honest at this moment ---we were all probably wanting to think God would agree with what we were presenting, but in truth, in the heat of the discussion ---none of us would probably like what He had to say, the whole of it.  Because we don't always look to what is holy, but to try to point out that someone else is wholly wrong.

We want to think of Jesus in our own way ...and want to think He often thinks the way we do.  But, this is the wrong focus.  We should instead focus on the way He thinks.  But, it is absurd to say He is a certain way, if we are also saying that the Bible is not accurate.  What authority are we then using, or claiming to use?

My family may struggle, but I don't think you will hear any of us discount the Bible.  How would you feel if Jesus told you that you were wrong?  Would you pay attention?  And you must try to understand the entire Bible ...as I mentioned before, Jesus said that He and the Father are One.