Maybe you can
identify with this truth. I know I
can. It’s hard to get over the hurdle of
hurt feelings. It’s hard to restore a
friendship when you feel a trust has been broken or your integrity has been
questioned. It is hard to move forward
in a relationship that has been harmed by a divisive spirit.
It is important that
we do all that we can do to avoid those things that would divide us. It is imperative that we seek to find a
peaceful and acceptable resolution for our differences. We can’t let nature take its course and hope
for the best. We must first pray and ask
the Lord for His help.
We need to search out
our own hearts and ask the Lord to help us understand and accept our role in
the disagreement. We need to ask the
Lord to mellow our hearts and look upon others through the lens of Christ’s
love. We need to seek reconciliation to
the best of our ability. And then if
reconciliation doesn’t happen, we need to ask the Lord to help us move forward
with grace and love. We need the Lord’s
help to guard our tongue so we don’t speak in a degrading way about
another. We need to ask the Lord to help
us to not let emotional poison creep into our hearts. And, we need to ask the Lord to hold us accountable
for our role in that which has created a rift between us. Where we have sinned we must humble ourselves
and ask the Lord to forgive us and then seek forgiveness from our friend whom
we have offended.
Life is too short to
let sin ruin a good friendship. Is there
a friendship that needs restored in your life?
Do you need to talk to the Lord about it? Is there anything you have to ask Him for
forgiveness for? Is there anything you
need to reach out to your lost friend and apologize for? You may not be able to restore the
friendship, but as far as it is possible for you to do, you must do your part
and try if you want to live in peace with God and yourself.
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