Competition is not solely evil. It drives us to hone our skills, and pushes us to new levels of excellence. It is the solace when your muscles burn, and your eyes are watery and tired. It is food when you are dirty and mentally exhausted.
But I long for relationships. I desperately ache to know and to be known. I want to share my weakness with you so that you can understand me better. I need your perspective. God sounds like you sometimes. You know? God sometimes feels like you. Does this register?
And I think that if I understood your sorrows better, I'd be able to love you better. I could help you where and how you need help, as I desire to. And I could be funny with you without worrying if I accidentally hurt your feelings. Nor would I feel like you were trying to hurt me sometimes.
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I guess what I'm coming around to is that God intended for us to live together under Him. And I have in my life frequently felt the pain of being misunderstood, and groaned for the time when all things are made right, when we live in Shalom, fearing nothing, and needing nothing because the Father has fulfilled all of our needs. I long for the peace of God's Kingdom...
Preach it, brother.
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