Keep the Strife out of Your Life

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     Relationship are what really matter in life. Our relationship to God, with our spouse, children, extended family members, friends and others within our communities.Yet all too often, we allow these relationships to occupy much lower positions than they deserve on our priority lists. If we are not careful, we can allow something or somebody to drive a wedge between ourselves and the people who are most precious to us. 

   To maintain healthy relationships, we need to learn how to keep the strife out of our lives. God made each of us as unique individuals. We have different personalities an temperaments; we approach issues in different ways, so we really shouldn't be surprised when we grate against one another occasionally. Too often, though if someone doesn't agree with our opinion, or see eye to eye with us on some matter, we get bent out of shape and allow strife to foment. I've discovered that just because somebody is not exactly like me, or doesn't do things the way I do them, that doesn't necessarily mean that I am right and they are wrong. We're just different, and our differences can cause friction. 

  It takes maturity to get along with somebody who is different than you are. It takes patience not to start a dispute over minor issues or become easily offended. If we're going to keep the strife out of our lives, then we must learn how to give people the benefit of the doubt. 

   We will also need to overlook some things. Every person has faults; we all have weaknesses. We should not expect the people with whom we are in a relationship to be perfect. No matter how great a person he or she may be, no matter how much you love him or her, if you are around that person long enough, you will have a opportunity to be offended. There is no such thing as a perfect spouse, a perfect boss, or even a perfect pastor. 

   If we're putting unrealistic expectations on people, expecting them to be perfect, that is not fair to them, and it will be a source of frustration for us. We're always going to be disappointed. 

   Keep strife out of your life, you will sow seeds for God's blessings and promotion. When you do that, you'll see your relationships begin to flourish. God said, "Blessed are the peacemakers." If you'll have that kind of attitude, your relationships will continually get better and better. 


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