What is your first thought or motivation that rises to the top when you become involved in a conflict?
"How can I win?" or "How can I prove that I'm right?" are probably the unprocessed questions that motivate my next action or words. Just being honest. If you're being honest, that's probably close to what you'd say.
God is in the business of renewing our minds, though. As my friend Lysa TerKeurst like to say, God wants to give us a new script full of His truth with which to fill our minds. So what is our new script to be when we come face to face with conflict?
How can I please and honor God in this situation?
The authors of Peace Making Women remind us that every conflict is a chance to live and show God's love and grace. It's counter cultural, counter intuitive and counter to all our fallen nature screams at us (Protect! Attack! Perserve!) when conflict comes, but can you imagine the difference? At work? In our homes? In our churches?
Monday, January 17, 2011
Peace Making Monday
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I have read many books that dealt with confilct - the main book the Bible says it all of course. Whenever I come across a "conflict" I ask God what to say - the Holy Spirit guides me - IF I LET HIM! The hardest confilcts for me are the ones with non-Christians! Of course Jesus had to deal with that....
I was put in a situation this past week with a friend. When I read the words in the email - I immediately began to stew--- but has I began to respond to the email my response softened as I allowed myself to listen to the prompting of the Holy Spirit. It is not about being right, it is about brining honor and glory to Him with my words.
I was put in a situation this past week with a friend. When I read the words in the email - I immediately began to stew--- but has I began to respond to the email my response softened as I allowed myself to listen to the prompting of the Holy Spirit. It is not about being right, it is about brining honor and glory to Him with my words.
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