Our Life Story

We will all respond to things differently because our “life story” shapes our reactions to life. I am thinking that maybe we would be more caring, compassionate, civil, forbearing, nice, kind, if we knew each other’s back story. Like take me for instance, I came from a long line of civil servants, so I am going to be sensitive about stories that make policemen out to be bad people, because I know from my “life story” that I have lived, that they, most of them, are amazing human beings. We do things strictly out of our upbringing and sometimes that overburdens us. We take things on that God has not put on our plate because that is the way were raised, so we are responding to life situations out of what we know. The best way to live life is not by kindling our own fires and walking by the light of a man-made fire that will flame out. The best, absolutely best way to live life is in followship of Jesus Christ, His way, His truth, His life. We, either take on too much or we don’t stray from our comfort zone to experience new things and all of this is related to the back drop of our experiences. We should really step outside of our comfort zone and experience new things. Often God has to practically “kick us out” of our comfort zone. We like to stay with what we know. Oh, how that can have a downside. Because we judge people, their life actions, reactions and responses by what we know, what we think we know from the backdrop of our life experiences. Sometimes it is best to let a strife filled situation go without adding our opinion, until we take the time to really get to know the person we don’t agree with. Civility begins with listening, learning and adjusting our attitudes by what we learn. I call this learning and growing together. Wouldn’t it be awesome if we all did this? Step outside of our comfort zone and truly get to know someone, know their backstory and respect them because of it. Jesus was that way. We should be too.
Dig Deeper: https://thebridegroomscafe.com/civility/