There is a solution that may escape us at first but God knows what it is. So He is working in us to do what He wants. The salvation of an assembly from immaturity to maturity may take awhile, but God is the One who gives us the desire and power do move forward. We are not left without guidance but we need to commit ourselves to do what is revealed to us as His will. The mind of Christ motivates us to want to do God’s will and do it so the work of the salvation of the assembly is not halted nor hindered in any way. It needs to be worked out to completion or else growth is stopped that affects the assembly believers and also the testimony of the assembly to the world around.
We need to be on guard in relation to ourselves as believers in an assembly. Complaining and arguing accomplishes nothing. It is well for us to first judge ourselves in the presence of God. Perceived insults, being overlooked or not consulted the way we thought we should, needs to be carefully thought about. Analyze unkind words to see why they were spoken and whether they were really meant to be unkind. Criticism is hard to take but needs to be evaluated as to whether it was meant to be a help or a hindrance. A lot of times things are said on the spur of the moment because of an unexpected problem. It is better for us if any of these things come against us to not retaliate in haste but keep on doing what we do for the Lord without complaining and getting into an argument. There is usually no need to try to justify ourselves or to have a conflict to get our own way.
