Regulating the Relationship Teeter-Totter
Parting is such sweet sorrow...said William Shakespeare. He was right!
We live in a 'disposable' world! Unfortunately, we can be like the flap on a garbage can left in the wind or a child's teeter-totter on the playground, when it comes to relationships...up and down.
When people come and go in our lives, we can make the reconciling or parting easier in a couple of ways:
1. Examine self before the Lord and repent when needed
2. Apologize when necessary...be humble
3. Do your best to reconcile in all humility. If it's successful, set
reasonable boundaries for yourself in the renewed relationship
so you don't slip back into the old one. If the person is
unwilling to reconcile immediately, give it time and take it
before the Lord
4. If reconciliation is not currently possible, let go without hanging
on to hurts or anger-pray for them, bless them with your
words and don't allow your thoughts to be consumed by it
5. Perhaps the season for the relationship is done...the closeness
will not be there anymore...accept it!
6. Don't chase after someone who doesn't want relationship
with you-let them walk away and leave it alone.
7. When applicable, go back to #1 and repeat!
Love the Lord, love people! Know yourself!
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