Thursday, January 27, 2011
Issues of Life #5
Working Through the Hard Issues by Andy Taylor
We have a mandate in the kingdom of God to work out difficult issues. Our society has drifted away from doing this. It is much easier to suffer a break in relationship than to work together to resolve disputes and problems between people. There’s no doubt about it…..it’s hard. I, personally, hate conflict and confrontation and it is especially hard for me and people like me to engage in it. But in God’s kingdom it is vital that we sit down at the table and work through even the toughest problems. There is something great at stake here. God’s Word states that, “by this you shall know them, that they have love for one another.” The world is watching us. If we really believe that, in Christ, we are brothers and sisters then we have a responsibility to work things out. Sometimes we have to labor to see the perfect will of God happen. Many times it is easier to just walk away from the tough issues than to work them out. We have found out, down through the years, that when we do the ‘harder’ thing we are always blessed. And, when it really gets down to it, the hard part is maybe having to say, “I’m sorry”, “I was wrong”, “I forgive you”, etc. This is what the kingdom is really all about. This is where maturity begins to take shape. This is where broken relationships are mended. This is where humility becomes real and where the flesh dies! It is a vital part of the ‘conforming’ process in which we are made more like Jesus. It is God’s plan and we must commit to it!
Working Through the Hard Issues by Andy Taylor
We have a mandate in the kingdom of God to work out difficult issues. Our society has drifted away from doing this. It is much easier to suffer a break in relationship than to work together to resolve disputes and problems between people. There’s no doubt about it…..it’s hard. I, personally, hate conflict and confrontation and it is especially hard for me and people like me to engage in it. But in God’s kingdom it is vital that we sit down at the table and work through even the toughest problems. There is something great at stake here. God’s Word states that, “by this you shall know them, that they have love for one another.” The world is watching us. If we really believe that, in Christ, we are brothers and sisters then we have a responsibility to work things out. Sometimes we have to labor to see the perfect will of God happen. Many times it is easier to just walk away from the tough issues than to work them out. We have found out, down through the years, that when we do the ‘harder’ thing we are always blessed. And, when it really gets down to it, the hard part is maybe having to say, “I’m sorry”, “I was wrong”, “I forgive you”, etc. This is what the kingdom is really all about. This is where maturity begins to take shape. This is where broken relationships are mended. This is where humility becomes real and where the flesh dies! It is a vital part of the ‘conforming’ process in which we are made more like Jesus. It is God’s plan and we must commit to it!
Labels: Conflict, Confrontation, Forgiveness, Relationships
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