Acts 15

Near the end of the chapter, Paul wanted to revisit the towns where he and Barnabas preached the Gospel. Barnabas wanted to take John Mark with them, but Paul didn't want to bring him along because he abandoned them on a previous mission. Paul and Barnabas had a sharp disagreement about it and they went their separate ways.

I like knowing that God is in my decision-making, even when there is a lot of conflict or even bitter disagreement between me and my brother or sister in Christ. Paul and Barnabas both thought they were right and the other wrong. God used both decisions and used it to glorify Himself. God uses any decision I make for His glory. He's also the one who prompted me to make such decisions, so I really shouldn't be surprised that He should take the credit. Now obviously, this doesn't mean that I can sin, that's all me and not Him. He merely places the decision before me and beckons me to do what pleases Him, even if it may disagree with a fellow believer. (I'm not about to get into a Sovereignty of God discussion here.) Even then, I know God works through our sin as well. Simply put, I should strive to be more like Jesus. My prayer is that I don't sin and that whatever I do or don't do will be pleasing to Him.