It has been a while since I have written regularly here.
Some of that has to do with what we all experience – ask someone how their week
was and the answer will more than likely be something like: “Yeah, it was
okay.” When asked more specifically about what happened in the week, we don’t
feel like there was anything actually worth noting. It was just a normal week,
with normal activities. And of course everyone forgets that for those who are
interested in your life and living far away, your normal is quite interesting.
But there has also been a different dynamic. When things are
not going well, we don’t necessarily want to talk about it. No one wants to
say, “Well, my job is not going well and we’re struggling with some
conflicts.” But as someone said (I don’t remember who)
– "Conflict just means that we are learning to be peacemakers." It is ridiculous
to think that we will never have any difficulties or conflict. How else would
we grow?
Naturally, “conflict” doesn’t have to mean “war”. There are
various degrees, levels or types of conflict. In Maastricht we have been working through several
of those degrees in the past months. We are struggling through differences in
teaching, some interpersonal struggles and simply trying to grow as a family of
Christ. We truly are learning how to be peacemakers and not just peacekeepers. We haven’t been enjoying
every minute – struggles is, well… a struggle – but we are growing: in faith,
in grace, in patience and in love. As long as we keep trying to keep Jesus
central in our struggle, we will come out just fine.
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