Be kindly affectionate to one another with brotherly love, in honor giving preference to one another; - Romans 12:10, NKJV

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Kindness... affection... love... honor... respect. These are the duties of one believer to another. If fully exercised between believers, we would find the closest thing to the kingdom of God that can be found here on earth. And yet, how often do we find ourselves falling into petty squabbles? And how many of those can be directly traced to a failure for one or more of us to follow the instructions of this passage? Quite likely, all of them.

We live in a world where we are told we have to look out for ourselves. We are shown, time and again, that being vulnerable will cost us. We get taken advantage of. We get hurt. And all too often, those hurting us are those who are supposed to love us and care for us.

So, we build our walls and we hold back from fully trusting, loving, or honoring others. And in so doing, we let down others who are looking to us for a safe place to be vulnerable... and the cycle continues.

I'm not advocating foolishness. Even our Lord knew that the world we would be living in would be dangerous, that we would face harm. The way that we are called to live, if applied without wisdom, could lead us to great harm. He instructed us, "Behold, I send you out as sheep in the midst of wolves. Therefore be wise as serpents and harmless as doves." (Matthew 10:16, NKJV).

So yes, be wise. But be aware of the great power and responsibility to love and honor each other that comes with our position as believers. Seek not to put yourself first, but look for ways in which to begin to reach out to show honor and love to those in the community of believers in your life. Yes, sometimes you will get hurt. But do it anyway, leaving the results up to the Lord.

With practice, your wisdom and faith will both grow. You may find yourself blessed with one or more relationships that, despite our human failings, actually strives to live up to the standard He has set for us. And through the strength you will gain from that relationship you can help to spread that grace and love outward to the world.

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