What Do You Think? Wednesday
God stretches us in our freedom in Christ. No longer bound to sin but to Him, He challenges us to perform audacious works we otherwise wouldn’t have the power or desire to do. One area is the partnership of real sisterhood, an area that some recovering strong black women wanting to be the strongest strong black woman have a problem excelling in.
We know that problems with self-seeking, envy, withholding compliments and other hater-type behavior are not unique to black women. All women—all humans affected by the curse of sin—deal with these issues. How we, as Christians, deal with these issues distinguishes us from the masses. Check out this blog post from one of our white sisters that challenges us to get beyond ourselves and give the love we should.
Let us not be desirous of vain glory, provoking one another, envying one another. — Galatians 5:26 (KJV)
[Let] nothing [be done] through strife or vainglory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than themselves. — Philippians 2:3 (KJV)
Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud.
It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs.
Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. Love never fails. . . . –1 Corinthians 13:4-8 (NIV).
When we seek real partnerships, rooted in the love of Christ, we can easily lay down our agendas, avoid strife, be happy for and esteem others and have the mind of Christ. We can support our sisters without hesitation or reservation. We don’t have to wonder if someone will hook us up, too, or use us and we don’t have to withhold our best when seeking to bless others. Where do you find yourself? Where are you on the real sisterhood spectrum? Do you need to make, mend or mature your relationships? I urge you with the mandate of Scripture, the prompting of our sister and the Holy Ghost to start today to establish healthy partnerships for real sisterhood. As always, tell me what you think?
