I always try to post a thought for the day for my team and employees in my other day job. Today’s thought was “Be selective in your battles, don’t make every problem a war.”
I wonder why as Christians we feel as if we have to always be at war with everything and we often make small battles into wars. Whether between our kids, our spouses, our co-workers, our friends, our extended families. Sometimes loosing a battle and winning a war is the best choice.
Meditate on the fruits of the Spirit, “love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control.” If we walk in the Spirit and not in the flesh then those fruits are ours to abide in.
So the next time your kids are yelling or screaming, your spouse makes you angry, your extended family is creating drama, your boss or your co-worker has made you frustrated… Pray that we can walk in the Spirit and show the fruits of the Spirit in those situations, so as to not make them into full blown wars, or even battles if we approach them with the fruits of the Spirit operating in us.