Some things never go out of style. I guess this is true for good or for ill. When we think about what’s the latest craze in fashion, or technology, or words that become a part of our everyday language, they all have an expiry date on them. Other things, however, stay the same and never change.
The fascinating thing about our culture is how quickly things come and go in the sense of popularity. They become so important at one moment, and then it seems like 15 minutes later no one else even cares about it. Maybe that partly speaks to the fickle nature of people. But I also think it speaks to our short attention spans. We always want the new and latest thing. That’s probably partly an innate inner desire we have. It’s probably also based on our need to fit in. Yet, there’s also a desire we naturally have to keep up with what everyone else is doing.
In that regard, I was thinking about how there are some things that never go out of style. At least, they shouldn’t go out of style. There are things like, being courteous, or respectful, and even lending a helping hand that have always been “in style”, so to speak. Yet, sometimes we see these things becoming more of a rarity in our culture. In bigger cities, it seems, you are less likely to see someone let you in front when you are driving. Being friendly with people also seems to go out the window quicker there as well. So, maybe in that environment, we lose these things quicker than, say, in a small town. Small town people seem to hold onto these things longer than those in a more populated environment. I know driving in a rural country environment, you’ll pass an oncoming car and they’ll often wave to you. It’s not because they know you, but because they’re just being friendly. They haven’t lost that sense of the value of people and watching out for one another.
I suppose, in some respects it’s understandable. I think tensions tend to run high as you get into bigger cities. There are so many people that the opportunities to become frustrated are that much greater. It’s dealing with the multitude that makes it easy to take them for granted. And if you live in a rural environment you always have the option of escaping to your humble country retreat. In the city it’s hard to escape.
I guess that’s why it’s important to make an extra effort to hold onto these things. Good values aren’t like wearing a bad Christmas sweater. We’re not going to look at a picture of ourselves in 10 years and regret our decision to treat people respectfully, or to reach out and lend a helping hand. Making sure our attitude towards others remains appreciative and respectful keeps us from bitterness and rude behavior. Also, not letting other’s poor behavior to infect mine is important. If I run into a person acting rudely, maybe I just need to cut them some slack and say, “Well, maybe they’re just having a bad day.”
AV Luke 6:31: “And as ye would that men should do to you, do ye also to them likewise.” This one is often known as the golden rule. This one is just a good basic rule of thumb for our behavior. If we just treat people in ways we would like to be treated, a lot of tensions in relationships could be avoided. Putting ourselves in other shoes often gives us a more accurate perspective than just looking at things from our own.
AV Romans 12:10: “[Be] kindly affectioned one to another with brotherly love; in honour preferring one another;” Our hearts should start from the point of love, not only towards all people, but especially towards other believers. Not only is this important for unity in the Church, but also in displaying that love to others who are looking from the outside. That, in itself, is a witness and testimony to those who are not yet believers. They can see this as a confirmation of God at work in our hearts.
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AV Colossians 4:6: “Let your speech [be] alway with grace, seasoned with salt, that ye may know how ye ought to answer every man.” The things we say are some of the impactful things as a part of our behavior. Being gracious in our speech to others is a great starting point. The reason is it creates a safe and fruitful environment for engaging with others. Other people open up more when we start from this perspective. Also this gives us the opportunity to impact them in a positive way. We have the occasion now to add to our speech something with a little added punch. Much like salt makes a change in its environment, so can our speech. We can make a positive and, even, life-changing impact just with the things we say.
AV Galatians 5:22: “But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,” Most importantly, we need to recognize our need for the Holy Spirit in these aspects of our behavior. Letting the Holy Spirit not only guide and direct, but also change our hearts is the avenue by which these changes take place in our hearts, and then show in our outward behavior. It’s an inward change that is expressed outwardly. That’s allowing the Holy Spirit to flow in our lives—another thing that doesn’t go out of style.
AV Luke 6:31: “And as ye would that men should do to you, do ye also to them likewise.”
AV Romans 12:10: “[Be] kindly affectioned one to another with brotherly love; in honour preferring one another;”
AV 1 Peter 3:8: “Finally, [be ye] all of one mind, having compassion one of another, love as brethren, [be] pitiful, [be] courteous:”
AV Colossians 4:6: “Let your speech [be] alway with grace, seasoned with salt, that ye may know how ye ought to answer every man.”
AV Galatians 5:22: “But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,”