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Three Vital Relationship Ingredients Series
Contributed by Doug Johnston on Mar 7, 2001 (message contributor)
Summary: Building relationships with God and others is easier using God’s wisdom, understanding what’s most important in the relationship, and knowledge of God’s foundational truths.
Three Vital Relationship Ingredients
Through wisdom is an house builded;
and by understanding it is established:
And by knowledge shall the chambers be filled with all precious and pleasant riches
Proverbs 24:3-4
Three Essential Ingredients to Restore a Relationship
Wisdom
Having a broad perspective
Look beyond today’s troubles
Remember your current investment in the relationship
Seeing what’s under the surface
Discover the reasons for their reactions
Reassure them of your commitment
Understanding
Responding to wisdom’s lessons
Purpose to find what God is trying to show right now
Allow emotions to come out under control
Determine insightful action
Since God doesn’t change, open your heart to Him
Since people may change, evaluate your proper response to them
Since we change, submit to God’s sifting work
Knowledge
Develop a teachable spirit
Be willing to hear and act on what God shows
Desire to discover new ways to implement God’s truths
Plan to take the time to adjust to changes
If we want to see what happens when we neglect God’s basics, just:
Watch the courtroom shows,
Listen to Dr. Laura,
Admission of the problem is the first step, and it’s usually the step not taken. When we let God back into life and give Him reign to change us, He usually will.
