When our son Christopher was 4-years old he played his first team sport, soccer. If you have never watched soccer at this age, you should know that all the players race towards the ball, regardless of which team they're on, or their position on the field. The idea of teamwork has not yet been grasped. Numerous times throughout the course of the game, the coaches would yell out, "Same team, same team!"
Many times during conversations with my husband, I am reminded of the "same team" principle. There have been instances that my husband will verbally say, "I am not the enemy". It is during these times, I am gently reminded of the Biblical truth that states that "our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spirtual forces of evil in the heavenly realms" (Ephesians 6:12).
It is my earnest desire to encourage us to think about this principle the next time we're involved in a diverse conversation with our spouse, our kids, or any other Christian for that matter. We are all on the same team, let's play that way and be good to each other!
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