Majoring in the Minors
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I have often heard it said: "don't major in the minors." The spirit of these words is that we should not get caught up on minor details at the expense of the major details. Many use this philosophy in the Christian walk to promote unity with other believers. For instance we might not argue about our perspective of the end times to the point of breaking fellowship, for the sake of both of us being followers of Jesus. We can still have a peace and a unity even if we do not agree on every single doctrine.
A person who is developing a heart for God, however, majors in the minors in their personal life. What I mean is this... There are so many things in our lives that we need to make look more like Jesus. Chasing after God's heart means that we make application of those small things. It is very easy to miss the personal application of the word because we are caught up in the bigger picture.
For instance... Galatians 5:22 - The fruit of the spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, goodness, kindness, gentleness, faithfulness, and self control. It is easy to read that and give up, because many days I am not kind or patient or loving. It is hard to accomplish this list. But I can take one and make application. I can take love and do things today that are loving. I can respond in love in situations that I normally wouldn't.
Give it a try... major in the minors. Take a word, phrase, or single concept from the word today and apply it. It will change your life.
A person who is developing a heart for God, however, majors in the minors in their personal life. What I mean is this... There are so many things in our lives that we need to make look more like Jesus. Chasing after God's heart means that we make application of those small things. It is very easy to miss the personal application of the word because we are caught up in the bigger picture.
For instance... Galatians 5:22 - The fruit of the spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, goodness, kindness, gentleness, faithfulness, and self control. It is easy to read that and give up, because many days I am not kind or patient or loving. It is hard to accomplish this list. But I can take one and make application. I can take love and do things today that are loving. I can respond in love in situations that I normally wouldn't.
Give it a try... major in the minors. Take a word, phrase, or single concept from the word today and apply it. It will change your life.
2 comments:
Very interesting twist, Mike. I wrote about this not long ago from the opposite perspective. It's extremely cool how both are true.
I should go back and read that! I somewhat remember it now... at least I remember skimming it. do you remember what date it was?
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