Galatians 5:15-16
15 But if ye bite and devour one another, take heed that ye be not consumed one of another.

16 This I say then, Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfil the lust of the flesh.

Abandon: Drama

Drama

A former colleague of mine had a poster on her classroom door that read, “Save the drama for your llama.” This poster was absolutely necessary because we worked in a middle school! But the truth is drama is not only for middle schoolers; it can be a part of anyone’s life at any age.

Drama tears us and others apart. Paul says in Galatians 5:15-16, “If you bite and devour each other, watch out or you will be destroyed by each other. So I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh.” (NIV) Just before this in verse 14 Paul reminds them of Jesus’ teaching from the Old Testament that everything is summed up in loving God and loving others. In other words, our responsibility is to love God and others instead of causing drama by talking about each other and engaging in other sins of the flesh.

How do we abandon drama? The first thing is to walk in the Spirit. We are lead by God in the way He has uniquely made us to love Him and others. When we do this, God takes away our desire or “need” to create drama by filling it with meaningful, life-giving tasks.