I urge Euodia and I urge Syntyche to agree and to work in harmony in the Lord. Indeed, I ask you too, my true companion, to help these women [to keep on cooperating], for they have shared my struggle in the [cause of the] gospel, together with Clement and the rest of my fellow workers, whose names are in the Book of Life. ~Philippians 4:2-3
Why do we have disagreements within the church body? I’m not talking about the big theological debates. More about the simple things like how the Christmas decorations get set up.
Why do we let these things bother us? Was it really our decision in the first place or are we giving our opinion. If it is our opinion, is that what we should be focused on? Isn’t our role in the church to be the body of Christ, to help others, not hinder. Have we asked Jesus His opinion on the matter? Or are we just blazing forward without regard for God’s opinion.
You may think He doesn’t care about the little things. Or that your perfectly capable of making that decision without Him. But should we be doing things without Him? Just because we can, doesn’t mean we should.
Jesus can make the simplest thing simpler or the most boring thing enjoyable. Make every moment a moment to deepen your relationship with Him. If doing something simple and boring is more fun with a friend; and He is the funnest friend ever. Then shouldn’t we want to do everything with Him.
If your have a differing opinion then someone else in the body of Christ. Then you should both seek God and ask him how you can serve others. Changing our perspective from ourselves to others. Changes our hearts to the gospel. As Paul is speaking of in this verse. Jesus didn’t come to earth to make things about him. He came to connect us to Father God. He came to serve others not himself or his opinion but to do and say what his Heavenly Father said and did. If even Jesus didn’t consider his opinion to be above others how can we.
