As I look around our world today I see division among us. We’re divided over politics, over religion, over gender ideology, over race, over vaccine mandates, over border issues, over homelessness, over illegal drugs, over lawlessness, over misinformation, over climate change, over clean energy, over Ukraine, over China, over Russia, over science and over GOD.

Is this how it’s meant to be?

I believe it’s difficult for Christians in this day and age. Why? Because our focus is always suppose to be on Christ. But how does a Christian continue daily with their family needs, with society and still have the mind of Christ? Because if you’re married and have children you have certain responsibilties which must be met daily. Breakfast must be made, children up and dressed for school, husband up for work, you’ve got to get ready for work or if you’re a stay at home mom you have all those household chores waiting for you. And society itself isn’t a place reflective of Christ today.

So, how do we remain in Christ?

Through love, because, everything we do, everything we aspire to do must be from a place of love. Whether it’s taking care of our children, our husband, working, it must come from a place of love. Mothers should;

• Love their children (1 Kings 3:26, Isaiah 49:15)
• Comfort and care for them (Ruth 4:16, Isaiah 66:13)
• Protect them (Exodus 2:1-4)
• Educate them (1Timothy 3:15)
• Watch over their affairs (1 Kings 1:11-31,Genesis 27:5-17)

Wives are to answer to their husbands so that if the husband is disobedient to the word, the wife can win them over stictly by their behavior, look what it says;

In the same way, you wives, be subject to your husbands so that even if any of them are disobedient to the word, they may be won over without a word by the behavior of their wives, as they observe your pure and respectful behavior. Your adornment must not be merely the external-braiding the hair, wearing gold jewelry, or putting on apparel; but it should be the hidden person of the heart, with the imperishable quality of a gently and quiet spirit, which is precious in the sight of God.(1Peter 3:1-4)

Wives, subject yourselves to your own husbands, as to the Lord. For the husband is the head of the wife, as Christ also is the head of the church, He Himself being the Savior of the body. But as the church is subject to Christ, so also the wives ought to be to their husbands in everything. (Ephesians 5:22-24)

It’s out of love that we as wives, mothers, daughters, sisters and grandmothers can do all these things. But as I continued my journey through the scriptures I came across these scriptures, which says;

Beloved, let us love one another, for love is from God, and whoever loves has been born of God and knows God. Anyone who does not love does not know God, because God is love. (1John 4:7,8)

For the whole law is fulfilled in one word: You shall love your neighbor as yourself. (Galatians 5:14)

He executes justice for the orphan and the widow, and shows His love for the stranger by giving him food and clothing. So show your love for the stranger, for you were strangers in the land of Egypt. (Deuteronomy 10:18,19)

You have heard that it was said, YOU SHALL LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR and hate your enemy. But I say to you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, so that you may prove yourselves to be Sons of your Father who is in heaven; for He causes His sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous. (Matthew 5:43-45)

From these scriptures I’ve learned, love isn’t just for our families, neighbors or churches. It’s also for the stranger and for our enemies. And regardless of whether or not we agree with one another’s opinion we can’t allow that to be the reason we don’t love. Remember the Apostle Paul says;

Love is patient, love is kind, it is not jealous; love does not brag, it is not arrogant. It does not act disgracefully, it does not seek its own benefit; it is not provoked, does not keep an account of a wrong suffered, it does not rejoice in unrighteousness, but rejoices with the truth; it keeps every confidence, it believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. (1 Corinthians 13:4-7)