Have you ever been hurt by something a friend or loved one has either said or did to you? Better yet, have YOU ever said or did something that has hurt someone you love? It’s sometimes instinctive to allow the weight of the guilt that has been created to drive a wedge between us and the ones we love. However, experience and history often shows that hiding or avoiding them is not the true path towards harmony and peace in a relationship.
Think about it: Even if you divorce, split up, break up, separate, etc., it will NEVER change the fact that a relationship existed. God created us to be creatures of RELATION! This system was marred due to the introduction of sin back in Eden (See Genesis 3). Once we acknowledge and accept this truth, we can proceed to draw ourselves back together again the way God intended it to be.
So, what can we do to reconcile the fractures we create in our relationships? Here are just a few pointers from God’s Word:
- Prayer (1 Thessalonians 5:17, Psalm 102:17, 1 Timothy 2:1, James 5:15)
- Forgiveness (Matthew 6:14, Mark 11:25, Psalm 25:18, Matthew 18:21, Luke 17:3)
- Love- agape (1 Corinthians 13:4-7)
This is be no means an exhaustive list, but I find these 3 to be, perhaps, the “fundamental firsts”. Without these three elements, the steps that often follow will be fruitless. We will definitely visit this topic in a future segment of “A Brief Word”. Your comments and thoughts are ALWAYS welcomed! Until next time, stay strong in the Faith and TO GOD BE THE GLORY!
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