When The Ordinary Became Extraordinary
December 21, 2024
Two hearts, one benefit
July 27, 2018
Two are better than one because they have a good return for their labor. For if either of them falls, the one will lift up his companion. But woe to the one who falls when there is not another to lift him up. - ECCLESIASTES 4:9-10
Jo Beth and I have twin granddaughters alike in many ways, but with markedly different hearts. One, Landra, has a heart for fun and Laurie for perfectionism. Laurie will put up her pencils, arrange the food on her plate by careful categories, and make her bed so neatly it would stand inspection by the toughest sergeant. Landra is the opposite. She goes through life merrily, leaving scattered papers, a jumbled closet and wrinkled sheets in her wake.
Two different hearts, sharing the same bedroom. Some parents might conclude one type is right, the other wrong and attempt to remold one child’s heart into the type of the other, so they conform. Actually, two hearts in one relationship should benefit one another. Our cut-up needs to learn seriousness from our perfectionist, and our perfectionist needs to be taught by our cut-up to lighten up.
If you are in a relationship with someone whose heart beats to a different drummer than yours, try to learn from him or her rather than allowing the varying hearts to spark conflict.
TODAY’S FOCUS
Ask God to help you learn from people in your life whose personalities, interests and expressions differ from yours.
