War Across the Divide (Humility)

 

They say birds of a feather flock together.  It seems quite true.  Take an ordinary classsroom of students with a teacher in front of the class.  Often, it becomes teacher vs students.

So teachers from other classes band together, forming a coalition of sorts.  Then across the divide of feathers, there's tension and 'war'.

The same scenario could float to the top at church with church leadership vs congregation. Or, at work, employees vs employer.  In the home it could be parents vs their children.

With this divide there comes 'resistance to learning'.  Resistance to learning is a hindrance to developing humility in our lives as believers in Jesus Christ.

Those in leadership positions may feel those under their leadership are rebellious, stubborn, lazy, uncaring and not eager to cooperate or to learn.

The students, church members, employees and children may feel that those in authority above them are too bossy, unwilling to listen to feedback and therefore, unable to accept teaching and words of wisdom.  So can you see this tug-of-war?

When Christian teachers, church leaders, employers and parents together with their Christian students, church members, employees and children see Jesus as THE Teacher, and make HIM boss of their life, there will be more humility, I believe.  When we realize Jesus is the true Person in authority, both sides of the divide will be better able to accept each other better and then like beautiful flowers, each will be able to grow and blossom.  There won't be as much resistance to learning and listening, and there won't be so much war across the divide.

Learning will be more able to flow in both directions with greater respect for each other:  teachers and students; church leadership with church members, employers with employees, and parents with their children and visa versa.

"Hallelujah!"  we can then joyfully exclaim.

                                                    ~  ERC  December 1015  ~

Based on Matthew 7:28-29 and John 1:38 ESV.

Sing, I Want to Serve the Purpose of God in My Generation, along with Peter C3  and Take My Life and Let It Be Consecrated, along with Reawaken.