Finding Value in Others

One of my biggest pet peeves is when you state your opinion and someone says "no, it's this", invalidating what said without really listening to you. Although at times it is a personal issue, I also think it is a systemic spiritual issue. Many of us have made our beliefs soapbox issues deeming us experts, but we forget that there is non perfect except Christ. If our no, isn't replacing wrong with Christ's standards, and it's just validating your opinion, proceed with caution. Your invalidations of a person's opinion may lead to hurt and the feeling of unimportantance. God values us all... let us value one another.

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