I don’t want to fight every fight, I’ve stated that. This is an easy stance to criticize because there are issues you would fight for that I wouldn’t. In your mind, anyone with a spine and an ounce of faith would also fight about your issues. Since I don’t, I must not have a spine or an ounce of faith.
Here’s what I’ve noticed: people who increase volume often do so thinking this increases the impression of conviction. To the contrary, it usually demonstrates insecurity.
The fact that I won’t fight on various issues does not mean I don’t have a stance, nor a conviction. It just means I don’t have a conviction that I need to have you hold my same convictions. Hast thou faith? Have it to yourself before God.
I have my faith before God and I know He knows why I believe what I believe and I fully trust that where I am off God will show this unto me. I also believe that where you are off God will show that unto you.
If the Holy Spirit is real and active, seems we’d shut up more. Most of the splits and divisions in the church are because people, quite simply, won’t shut up. We cease fighting for faith and start fighting to be right.
But if ye bite and devour one another, take heed that ye be not consumed one of another. This I say then, Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfil the lust of the flesh.
