Answering to arguments

I feel like God has really been calling to me lately. Everywhere I look, I'm reminded of Him. What does this mean? I'm really not sure, but I'm along for the ride!

I just finished reading "20 and Counting" by Michelle and Jim Bob Duggar (Thanks Jenn!). It was a pretty quick and fun read. I was searching my bookshelf filled with many good unread books to find a new one when I was drawn to this book: "Let the Journey Begin God's roadmap for new beginnings". Not sure where this book even came from. Possibly a book my Nanny gave me as she was closing up her bookstore...

I open it up and read the first few pages. It wasn't exactly catching my attention. Read a couple more. Still not very interesting. As I'm about to put the book away I decide to flip through the pages to see if anything catches my eye. And behold, I turn to a page where a single square of toilet paper is used as a makeshift bookmark! Being curious I read the page that someone felt necessary to mark with their toilet paper.

The page is about answering to arguments. It says:

Unity doesn't begin by examining others but in examining self. Unity begins in not demanding that others change, but in admitting we aren't so perfect ourselves....

The answer to arguments? Acceptance. The first step to unity? Acceptance. Not agreement, acceptance. Not negotiation, arbitration, or elaboration. Those might come later but only after the first step, acceptance.

That just spoke to me on so many levels. Little did the person who had this book before know that I needed to read that very passage. But God did. He is an awesome God!