Jesus did not say this life would be easy.
In fact, He told us it would be hard. 

Sometimes, life gets difficult because people disappoint us.  Whether it's a failure to communicate or just the simple fact that people are humans and the human part of us makes mistakes.  Many mistakes.  And those mistakes can disappoint us.  They can, they have, and they will continue to do so.

But I think this is a part of who we are as sinners.  We hurt people and we get hurt.  Simply because we are not Christ.  As much as we can try to be like Him, we are still going to fall short and that's okay.  That's why there is such a thing called grace.  God's grace.

And God knew we would need to forgive each other.  He tells us many times in His word and Jesus tells us in the words that He spoke 2,000 years ago-and those are words for us TODAY.  Love.  Love another.  LOVE ANOTHER.

And so sometimes we need to remind each other to take the high road.  When we just want to let someone have it, when we want to lash out because someone wasn't thinking and hurt us, let us take the high road and be quick to turn to Jesus and lay it down at His feet. 
And loving someone when they are not exactly the easiest person to love is SO hard, isn't it?

Jeff and I recognize that we need to help each other by reminding each other to take the high road.  Whether it is a big ordeal or something as small and silly as someone cutting you off in traffic, we remind each other about the high road. 
Sure we could defend ourselves and get mad and say things or do things back b/c "they had it coming" or whatever...but what good does that do?  It only makes the matter worse.

So the high road it is.  Harder?  Absolutely.  Does it look like you are weaker?  Perhaps, but only to those in this world.  The One whose opinion about us really matters knows differently.

The higher road...seeking the applause of the nail-driven hands.