Love builds invisible bridges while hate builds visible walls.
A wall is sometimes good and sometimes bad.
In relationships, they are rarely good. In fact, I really can’t think of a single time it would be a good thing. But, let’s leave it at “rarely” – I’m sure I missed something… lol
Have you ever tried to talk to someone on the other side of a wall? First of all, they can’t hear you very well. There is a physical barrier between you. So, what do you do? You talk louder. And when they still can’t hear you, you begin to scream. And that never goes well.
Of course, you can try to climb the wall but by the time you get over the top, if you get over the top, you’re tired and frustrated. That never goes well either.
As Ronald Reagan famously told Mikhail Gorbachev, the leader of the Soviet Union, “Tear down this wall!”, you would be well-advised to do the same.
As today’s Tiny Words post says, love builds bridges – not walls. In fact, hatred does a very nice job of building walls. As a matter of fact, hatred’s goal is to build a wall.
The best way to not build walls is to love everyone. That doesn’t mean “send them roses” kind of love. This is all about God’s love… the way he commanded us to love.
If you feel hatred, and yes you can actually feel it – be honest with yourself, pray to have it removed. Be purposeful to remove it from your heart. If you want to live in God’s world as he created it, love must pour from your heart.
Proverbs 10 : 12
Hatred stirs up conflict, but love covers over all wrongs.