"To what can I compare this generation? It is like children playing a game in the public square. They complain to their friends, 'We played wedding songs, and you didn't dance, so we played funeral songs, and you didn't mourn"' {Matt. 11:16}.
If you try to please everyone, you will eventually realize that you please no one. There comes a time when you cannot be a people pleaser all the time, on account of the fact that your principles differ from those of others.
Petty and immature people see differences as disagreement and this always causes resistance. If you don't agree with them and support their viewpoints you cannot really be their friend. If you are true to your principles, there will always be differences.
A sensible person understands two very important things: The principles you made your own through Bible study, meditation and prayer, and the right of other people to feel strongly about their personal point of view. You have no right to force your views onto others, and trying to do so only creates a spirit of hostility where there should be love and understanding.
The fact that you don't agree with everybody shouldn't affect your relationship with others. As a Christian disciple, with Christ's love in your heart and mind, you must find it possible to love, even if there are differences of opinion and faith. It is impossible to agree with everybody, but don't let this keep you from loving those around you.
Lord and Master, Your wisdom helps me to respect and love people I don't agree with. Amen.
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