Speak Up

DEVOTION
EPHESIANS
SPEAK UP
Eph 4:15-16
15 Instead, speaking the truth in love, we will in all things grow up into him who is the Head, that is, Christ. 16 From him the whole body, joined and held together by every supporting ligament, grows and builds itself up in love, as each part does its work.
NIV
Being stubborn does have its advantages, this instead is the act of being stubborn, not accepting every teaching, but I base my belief, my faith on the very Word of God. I only hope when I do speak with others, when I talk with them, or teach and preach that I am doing so in love. I am not afraid to declare the truth, that is for sure, but do I do it with too so much boldness it appears I am not loving? I do think that whenever I do speak with others I am doing so with this goal of all of us growing up in him. My desire is not only I become more mature, but my fellow believers do as well. I want to continue to grow up in him, to never stop growing, as I am fit together, joined together with others by him. He is the corner stone, and I am but one of the living stones which he is fitting together into the temple of God. I alone with all my fellow believers are joined and held together. How can I ever survive alone? I cannot, I must be a part of the body of Christ in order to continue to grow and be a part of building the whole body up in love. Sometimes I do not want to be a part. Sometimes I would rather just be alone, doing my own thing, not brothering with all the pettiness of the Church community. It sounds life I am lifting myself up when I say that, am I? Am I impatient with others? I sure know I am not perfect, so why do I think like this? I think I am doing my part, but I see others who simply sit and soak. Maybe that is why I get impatient. Then again, who am I to judge them? I must simply do what I know God desires of me and allow him to work in the lives of others. I must focus I my relationship with him, his with me, and his working in me, yet I cannot escape I must speak the truth, in love, of course. I cannot simply be about me; I must be about the whole body. God help me speak up!