09/07/2026
What if the people who get on your nerves are also part of the place where God is teaching you how to love?
Church is a family, and family can get messy. People will disappoint us. Somebody may say the wrong thing, handle something poorly, or simply have some growing to do. But our commitment to the body of Christ was never built on everybody getting everything right. It is built on Jesus.
Maturity reminds us that when someone is struggling, our first response does not always have to be distance. Sometimes love moves closer. We stay kind. We keep encouraging. We keep pointing one another toward Christ because we remember how patient He has been with us.
Jesus gave Himself for His church, and that gives us a deeper reason to stay connected than whether everybody around us acts the way we think they should.
When church gets messy, what helps you keep your eyes on Jesus and stay committed to His body?
โBe completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love.โ Ephesians 4:2