Thursday, March 29, 2018

A call exists under God to put in it's full effort to do what’s best for the Body, not political selves, in which only then will God be pleased enough to rethink a restorative rebuild effort.

This is why Paul was so embarrassed as he wrote, “Shame on you! Surely there is at least one wise person who can settle a dispute rather than promote in which splits into warring factions that take each other relentlessly back to court. 



Running from a problem, pretending it doesn’t exist, or being afraid to talk about it is actually cowardice.

Jesus, the Prince of Peace, was never afraid of conflict.

On occasion he provoked it for the good of everyone.

Sometimes we need to avoid conflict, sometimes we need to create it, and sometimes we need to resolve it. That’s why we must pray for the Holy Spirit’s continual guidance.



Always giving in, acting like a doormat, and allowing others to always run over you is not what Jesus had in mind.
He refused to back down on many issues, standing his ground in the face of evil opposition.

Discuss the problem with God.

If you will pray about the conflict first instead of gossiping to a friend, you will often discover that either God changes your heart or he changes the other person without your help.

As David did with his psalms, use prayer to ventilate vertically. Tell God your frustrations.
Cry out to him. He’s never surprised or upset by your anger, hurt, insecurity, or any other emotions. So tell him exactly how you feel.

Most conflict is rooted in unmet needs. Some of these needs can only be met by God.
When you expect anyone—a friend, spouse, boss, or family member—to meet a need that only God can fulfill, you are setting yourself up for disappointment and bitterness.
No one can meet all of your needs except God. The apostle James noted that many of our conflicts are caused by prayerlessness: “What causes fights and quarrels among you? . . . You want something but don’t get it. . . . You do not have, because you do not ask God.”
Instead of looking to God, we look to others to make us happy and then get angry when they fail us. God says, “Why don’t you come to me first?”



Paul sums it up this way: “Do not use harmful words, but only helpful words, the kind that build up and provide what is needed, so that what you say will do good to those who hear you.”

This doesn’t mean that as body we are to give up on finding those  necessary solutions that aide slow learners.

We may need to continue discussing and even debating—but We do it in a spirit of harmony.

Reconciliation means We bury the hatchet, not necessarily the issue.

The same diamond looks different from different angles.

God expects unity, not uniformity, as we walk arm-in-arm without seeing eye-to-eye on every issue.



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