Today was a good day as my brother and I were hanging out
having some ‘fella time’ and we always have some of the most interesting
conversations about life. Let me
pause here and provide a little background on me and my brother, because we
shared a bedroom from wee pups through most of college we grew and remain
extremely close – sometimes to the chagrin of our wives J. By us always being in close proximity, we have shared
and experienced some of the BEST and WORST that life has to offer.
My brother, simply put, is my road dog and sometimes I take
for granted that I have someone in my life who will give me the best advice, no
matter whether I like the advice or not.
Many are not as fortunate to have a relationship like my brother’s and I
and as a result seek a fulfilling platonic relationship through various
means. I do not believe that all
of the means that people use are necessarily negative or bad. I just want to point out that if you
have a great relationship such as my brother and I have, you should cherish and
nurture it.
My brother and I had to trust each other with our most
vulnerable thoughts and failures.
As a result, we not only challenged our relationship but allowed it to
be strengthened and grow. Did our
relationship have many lows – YES, we fought, yelled, kicked and scratched but
never did we gave up on each other – instead, we FORGAVE.
Luke 17:3-4 (NIV) - 3 So watch yourselves. “If your
brother sins, rebuke him, and if he repents, forgive him. 4 If he sins against
you seven times in a day, and seven times comes back to you and says, ‘I
repent,’ forgive him.”
Blessings,
-d
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