Just Different

When you hear something twice God might be speaking to you. Elise and I went to a marriage seminar a few weeks back and one line they hammered into the teaching was, It's not right or wrong just different. That was Strike One. Elise and I went to a friends house for breakfast and they had devotions for which we got the blessing to be apart of.
The title for the devotion was I’m Right; You Must Be Wrong. Here is a snip it from it which challenges me. Strike Two.

Different personalities, history, or knowledge can color people’s views. It doesn’t mean that one person is right and the other wrong, yet sometimes we can be unkind, rigid, and judgmental if there is not agreement.
Can we learn from someone who sees things with a different perspective? Do we need to practice a little patience and love? I’m so grateful that God is abundantly patient and loving with me. — Cindy Hess Kasper

Ok so I practically gave you the whole thing. Check out the rest here
http://www.rbc.org/devotionals/our-daily-bread/2009/05/22/devotion.aspx#

I feel so challenged in this area in my relationship with my wife, church, and the lostness of the world around us. It's easy to get caught up in how we think things should be, what it should look like, or why do people want to force us to believe or act this way. Stepping away from ourselves and showing patience and love is something I am working on. I know that it takes a while and that I am a work in progress.

Don't pick on people, jump on their failures, criticize their faults— unless, of course, you want the same treatment. Don't condemn those who are down; that hardness can boomerang. Be easy on people; you'll find life a lot easier. Give away your life; you'll find life given back, but not merely given back—given back with bonus and blessing. Giving, not getting, is the way. Generosity begets generosity."
- Luke 6:37-38 MSG