Our God is a God in relationship...and...He calls us to be in relationship with Him. Within any relationship there is conflict and struggle. Jesus, in the Garden, struggles with his calling to the cross, but then submits to his Father's will. Later on the Cross, one might assume that the Father would like to kill Jesus' excutioners, yet Jesus asks God the Father to "forgive" them.
We, as humans, have our struggles too. We have struggles within ourselves, struggles with others and even struggles with God. All of these struggles are a natural part of being in relationship. The struggles and the conflicts are naturual and neutral, but how respond to the struggles and conflict determines whether they will help us grow and be a positive or tear us apart and become negative. Ultimately God's wants healing and restoration for us and for all of our relationships. May you receive healing, restoration and forgiveness through this message and through God's promise to forgive anyone who turns back to His grace, love and forgiveness.
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Confrontation and conflict stink. And yet, we need to deal with conflict. As much as we hate confronting, NOT confronting can be even worse. It leaves situations unresolved and relationships in limbo.
Here are 10 signs it’s time to confront the people you love, care about, work with, or are responsible for.
It’s Time to Confront…
1. When things aren’t working out even after you’ve given them sufficient time to do so.
2. When you’re avoiding each other.
3. When your silence is more about fear than the truth.
4. When allowing the contact to go on is hurting the other person.
5. When the contact itself is hurting other people.
6. When you see there is still time to redeem the relationship, the job, the person, or the potential future.
7. When you’re responsible for the health and well-being of the people involved in the situation. You have the power to do something, therefore you have the obligation.
8. When you’re able to separate the behavior from the person. You love the person always, even though you can’t support the behavior.
9. When your integrity and reputation as a parent, spouse, friend, manager, leader, or business owner is on the line, it’s time to confront.
10. When you understand that sometimes love must be tough if it’s truly love. Love that is based on a lie is indulgence. Love that is based on truth and applied with mercy and grace is truly a gift from God.
Remember, conflict is natural and neutral. God gives us all the tools we need to confront in love. Remember to start and end in prayer...for yourself and for all involved.
Give 'em Heaven!
Thanks Sonia...great insights/advice...
Shalom, PT
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