Short Accounts

In the first century church of Acts we see that believers and followers of Jesus Christ were selling their possessions in order to look out for the greater good of the body. I believe that this is how the church was always supposed to be, a family that lived together and shared everything in common.

Here is what gets me. Like any family or community the common thread to hold it together is communication, but why is it that when tensions rise, feelings get hurt and expectations dropped we clam up, hold grudges and never work past it?

Proverbs 14:22 tells us that if we seek to do good and be the righteous people God desires, then we need to handle every situation with kindness AND truth.

The idea is that we have short accounts with our family and friends. If you feel that you have hurt someone is some way, dont let it go or wait to hear from that person, go and let them know if you hurt them it was unintentional and you are sorry. Even if they weren't hurt by it, at least that person knows you love them enough to be honest.

Vice versa, if someone has hurt you, bind kindness and truth around you neck and let them know that you were hurt by them. No mitigating speech, just truth to a family member and in love you work through it.

If you have someone you need to have a short account with, go handle it NOW! Don't wait, this is your family.