If Only Everyone Agreed With Me ...

I have been thinking a lot lately about being "right." Most of the time I think I am right about how to do things, about my understanding of God, about my political leanings, about relationships, and about most everything. Yes! I AM right about most everything. Sure there are those things that I am wrong about once in a while ... but for the most part, I AM right. If only everyone agreed with me about the things of life.

If only ... reality check! Thank God that not everyone agrees with me about everything. In fact, I know I am not right about everything or even most everything. And if everyone agreed with me on everything the world would be in a huge mess more than anyone could imagine.

I really do not want everyone to agree with me on everything. I want people to challenge me like one of my professors did in college because that helps me to grow as a person. I remember the lesson well. I was taking a class on the Bible book of Revelation ... which at the time, I pretty much believed (In fact, was convinced), that I knew everything about Revelation and that I could teach it without any problems. Throughout the class I found myself correcting my professor about his misunderstandings of Revelation. Thankfully he opened my eyes ... not to the truth of the book of Revelation. Rather he opened my eyes to the truth about myself, that is, I don't know all that I think I do - and more - I AM NOT RIGHT ABOUT EVERYTHING. He gave a wide open assignment for our final paper to write about what we learned about Revelation. I wrote on everything that I unlearned about the book. 17 years later I still know a lot less than I knew back then about Revelation ... But somehow I think that means I actually know more.

I thank God for opening my eyes to the fact that I am not right about everything and I do not have to prove to others that I am right. More I do not have to convince others to agree with me. It is so freeing to live life this way. Maybe instead of convincing others, I should instead do what Jesus did and simply love others without passing judgment. Maybe I should love people even when they fail to agree with me.

That is my ramble for the day. And don't feel like you have to agree.
Peace.