1Accept him whose faith is weak, without passing judgment on disputable matters. 2One man's faith allows him to eat everything, but another man, whose faith is weak, eats only vegetables. 3The man who eats everything must not look down on him who does not, and the man who does not eat everything must not condemn the man who does, for God has accepted him. 4Who are you to judge someone else's servant? To his own master he stands or falls. And he will stand, for the Lord is able to make him stand.
Romans 14:1-4
As soon as Jesus becomes our Saviour God begins to shape and mold us into the perfect work of art, a child ready for His Kingdom. We all have hangups and temptations. What makes me stumble may not be what makes you fall and the convictions God has chastened me with though many will be the same some are likely to be different. My convictions are my convictions and I cannot put those on you as a follower of Christ when we are all on different levels of spiritual maturity. Jesus brings things up when he deems us ready not when our fellow brother/sister in Christ say we are ready. It is very important to encourage at all times. If we've had a bad day the sour attitude we have may discourage a weaker brother/sister in Christ, which in turn could make them stumble. 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 says, "Be joyful always; pray continually; give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus." We are not all on the same level concerning our relationship with God some have been running the race for many years and others may have just started, there are those that are weaker in their faith and those that have a faith that is unshakable. No matter where we are we are not to be a stumbling block to others. "So then, each of us will give an account of himself to God," Romans 14:12. Still further in the passage it says, "For the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking,but of righteousness, peace and joy in the Holy Spirit, because anyone who serves Christ in this way is pleasing to God and approved by men", Romans 14:17-18. Let us be pleasing to God and approved by men for the way we live according to HIS WORD and not our own ways. Remember the final destination we hope and press on for; Heaven... our wildest imaginations can't even begin to describe what it will be like, it will be better than anything we ever think up! Hope to see you there!
God bless...
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