The Purpose Driven Life - My Journey Day 19
일요일, 3월 12, 2006

Cultivating community

Cultivating community takes HONESTY. When conflict is handled correctly, we grow closer to each other. Until you care enough to confront and resolve the underlying barriers, you will never grow close to each other.
"In the end, people appreciate frankness more than flattery."

Cultivating community takes HUMILITY. Pride builds walls between people, humility builds bridges.
"Humility is not thinking less of yourself, it is thinking of yourself less."

Cultivating community takes COURTESY. The key is to discover where people come from; and to learn their history.

Cultivating community takes CONDIFENTIALITY. It doesn't mean that it should be kept silent; but it means to deal with it and NOT to gossip about whatever it is.

Cultivating community takes FREQUENCY. Community is not built on CONVENIENCE, but on CONVICTION that we need it for spiritual health. Fellowship requires an investment of time.

1 John 3:16; "We understand what love is when we realize that Christ gave His life for us. That means we must give our lives for other believers."

Erwinator wrote at 2:00 오후

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