JUST GET ALONG

 

JUST GET ALONG

Matt. 5:23-24 “So if you are standing before the altar in the Temple, offering a sacrifice to God, and you suddenly remember that someone has something against you, leave your sacrifice there beside the altar. Go and be reconciled to that person. Then come and offer your sacrifice to God.” NLT

How we get along with others does matter to God. When we have unresolved issues with one another and seek to approach God, we are going to have problems. God requires us to live in peace with one another as much as possible. Our responsibility is not how others will respond to us, but how we respond to them. Sometimes peace simply is not going to happen because of the attitude of another, but we must have the right attitude if we are going to have an audience with God.

Many times we try to move on from a broken relationship and bury our feelings under our living. Instead of seeking reconciliation, we strive to keep busy. It is fairly easy to do when we are serving the Lord. We soon forget the painful feelings. Whether we are the cause of the pain or the other person is, they are soon forgotten.

But, the Lord doesn’t let us off the hook that easy. He knows whether or not we sincerely tried to be reconciled. If we haven’t, He brings it back up so that it can be dealt with. It does no good to ignore God’s prodding. In fact, He tells us plainly that when He reminds us of our broken fellowship, we are to go to that person and seek peace before God will accept our worship of Him.

Is there some broken relationship that you need to try to mend today? You will never be right with God until you seek the person out and try to be reconciled. It won’t be easy to humble yourself and try to mend the fences, but it will be so worth it. Ask the Lord to help you do it and He will. The only thing that can stop you is you.