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IBS 26 - Ephesians 5:21

Ephesians 5:21
“Submit to one another out of reverence for Christ.”

We all like being the boss. Being the person leading all the others, taking charge, being in control of everything. Submitting to one another isn’t something we’d really like to do. We want the other person to submit to us. 
Growing up, my younger brother Luke and I would always fight, and we could never resolve the issue because we were never willing to submit to each other. We both wanted to be the “alpha” and would do anything to succeed that. It caused everyone around us to be miserable and we always got in a lot of trouble for it. We could hardly do anything together without blowing up in a big fight. If we just had both submitted to each other, our relationship would have been so much smoother. 
We never really think to submit to our peers, just to authority. And that’s the problem Luke and I had. We both would submit to my parents, but never to each other. It’s easier to submit to leaders then peers. We think that because these people are our peers, people our age, people on the same level as us, that we don’t have to submit to them. I mean, why would we; we’re equal. But Christ calls us too. To not put ourselves above others. To have respect for everyone. 
It’s very easy for me to be disrespectful, but I’m reminded over and over again to give respect. If I can’t respect and submit to others, then I won’t be respecting and submitting to God. 


Application: I’ll write down three times when I submitted to my brother and the outcome of that. 

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