How to Live in Harmony

 

The bible has much to say about living in harmony with each other. Today, I’m honing in on Romans 12.

 

¹⁶ Live in harmony with each other. Don’t be too proud to enjoy the company of ordinary people. And don’t think you know it all! ¹⁷ Never pay back evil with more evil. Do things in such a way that everyone can see you are honorable. ¹⁸ Do all that you can to live in peace with everyone. Romans 12:16-18 New Living Translation

 

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I think the secret of living in harmony is to practice courtesy. I once heard courtesy described like this: doing what you think will make the other person comfortable.

 

Courtesy is the grease that oils the rusty hinges of everyday living. Like a screen door that squeaks every time someone goes in or out, living with only you in mind can grate on everyone’s last nerve.

 

The truth is we don’t always know best; we are wrong some of the time, and acting like everything should go our way can just be plain irritating!

 

Showing love by treating each other with respect is for your own good. After all, you want to be the one everyone is glad to see arrive at a gathering. It’s disheartening if everyone scatters when you join a group!

 

It boils down to the golden rule: treat others as you would want to be treated.

 

If the golden rule prevailed in gatherings – and on social media! – life would be so much sweeter.

 

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I did a deep dive on what some of the different bible translations had to say about verse 16:

 

AMP -           Do not overestimate yourself.

CJB  -           Be sensitive to each other’s needs

ERV -            Don’t think of yourself as smarter than everyone else.

GW -             Don’t think that you are smarter than you really are.

PHILLIPS -   Don’t become snobbish but take a real interest in ordinary people. Don’t become set in your own opinions.

MSG             Make friends with nobodies; don’t be the great somebody.

 

This post was written in response to Five Minute Friday's prompt, "harmony." The post was written in 5 minutes, but looking up scriptures and adding a graphic took longer.

All photos created in PicMonkey by Jerralea using personal, family and stock photos. Please do not copy. 

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