Unity

Psalm 133:1 "How good and pleasant it is when brothers live together in unity!"

Nothing is worse than living in a state of strife and dissension. I just don't see how people can live in a family that is always fighting or how people can just not want to get along with others. It is especially when brothers and sisters in Christ can live in the unity that God desires for them. In John 17 Jesus talks about his desire that all believers be one, yet so often we just don't live like this. I'm not even talking about all the divisions in the churches of the world, but rather within the fellowship the we can have within our local congregations or even classes. We can meet together so ofen and even be friends yet be on totally differnt planes in regard to our level of commitments to God our Father and Lord Jesus Christ. God want us to be like-minded, not having any divisions among us, including in our thoughts. I know that since we are fleshly beings we are going to screw this up, but still we need to strive for this in our churches and in our relationships with other believers. Sometimes I just feel that I' m the only one who thinks the things I do, though, and that can be frustrating. But that is for another day! Thank God for IM friends who listen to me and let me vent, even when that's not what they were talking to me for! Oh well, bed time....