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'After you'
'... Be good friends who love deeply; practice playing second fiddle' Romans 12:10
'You are the Weakest Link - goodbye!' Even if you haven't seen the show you know the catchphrase right? Anne Robinson doing her thing on the quiz show The Weakest Link, where all the contestants try and out-do each other in order to win the cash and avoid the 'walk of shame'. No one wants it; they all want to win and are quite prepared to vote other people off, whether they deserve it or not, to get that cash prize.
God tells us to do the opposite: 'Be good friends who love deeply; practice playing second fiddle.' But who wants to play second fiddle? It can make us feel like we have to lie down and let people walk all over us! Hmph! Not good! Well just before you fly off the handle in protest, or refuse to listen, know this: God is not asking you to be a doormat.
He loves you too much to allow you to go through any unnecessary pain. He wants you to know you are extremely valuable; highly precious. So what does he mean when He asks us to, '... practice playing second fiddle'? A few things:don't use people to get what you want; don't compete to try and make yourself look good; stop judging them, believing you're better than everyone else; accept people just as they are and put their needs first; and love as God loves: unconditionally.
written by Bob Gass
'... Be good friends who love deeply; practice playing second fiddle' Romans 12:10
'You are the Weakest Link - goodbye!' Even if you haven't seen the show you know the catchphrase right? Anne Robinson doing her thing on the quiz show The Weakest Link, where all the contestants try and out-do each other in order to win the cash and avoid the 'walk of shame'. No one wants it; they all want to win and are quite prepared to vote other people off, whether they deserve it or not, to get that cash prize.
God tells us to do the opposite: 'Be good friends who love deeply; practice playing second fiddle.' But who wants to play second fiddle? It can make us feel like we have to lie down and let people walk all over us! Hmph! Not good! Well just before you fly off the handle in protest, or refuse to listen, know this: God is not asking you to be a doormat.
He loves you too much to allow you to go through any unnecessary pain. He wants you to know you are extremely valuable; highly precious. So what does he mean when He asks us to, '... practice playing second fiddle'? A few things:don't use people to get what you want; don't compete to try and make yourself look good; stop judging them, believing you're better than everyone else; accept people just as they are and put their needs first; and love as God loves: unconditionally.
written by Bob Gass
