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By Rick Warren â 05/28/2023 [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Pinterest]( [Email](mailto:?subject=I'd%20like%20to%20share%20a%20Daily%20Devotional%20from%20Pastor%20Rick%20with%20you&body= â[God] has restored our relationship with him through Christ, and has given us this ministry of restoring relationships. In other words, God was using Christ to restore his relationship with humanity. He didnât hold peopleâs faults against them, and he has given us this message of restored relationships to tell others.â 2 Corinthians 5:18-19 (GW) When you want to repair a relationship where there is conflict, you have to focus on reconciliation, not resolution. And thereâs a big difference between the two. Reconciliation means reestablishing the relationship. It doesnât mean youâll remarry your ex; it just means youâre at peace with each other. Resolution means you resolve every disagreementâand that just isnât going to happen. The truth is, there are some things in your marriage, your friendships, and your work relationships that youâre just never going to agree onâbecause weâre all different. But you can disagree without being disagreeable. Thatâs called maturity. Thatâs called wisdom. Thatâs called being like Christ. We can have unity without uniformity. We can walk hand in hand together without seeing eye to eye. My wife, Kay, and I have been married for more than 40 years, and we donât see eye to eye on a lot of things. But we walk hand in hand and support each other. We are at peace. Hereâs what Iâve learned from counseling married couples: If you focus on restoring your relationship, oftentimes the issue becomes insignificant. How many of your biggest arguments were over the smallest things? We fight about so many little things, but, in reality, the fights arenât even about those thingsâtheyâre about bigger issues. Instead of trying to agree on every little issue, you need to get back to focusing on the relationship. Thereâs a lot of conflict in the world. Earth is filled with wars, division, arguments, prejudice, racism, terrorism, and partisanism. And as a result, we have broken relationships. We have broken economies, broken governments, and broken marriages. And we have broken lives and broken hearts. I challenge you as a believer to commit to becoming an agent of reconciliation in a world filled with conflict. Look for ways to bring people together rather than tear them apart. The Bible says in 2 Corinthians 5:18-19, â[God] has restored our relationship with him through Christ, and has given us this ministry of restoring relationships. In other words, God was using Christ to restore his relationship with humanity. He didnât hold peopleâs faults against them, and he has given us this message of restored relationships to tell othersâ (GW). If you are a follower of Jesus Christ, you have a ministry of reconciliation. Itâs your job to go out in society and say, âGodâs done everything to put you back in fellowship with him. Heâs already paid for all your sins. You donât have to be his enemy. Heâs not mad at you. Heâs mad about you. Be reconciled to God. Be at peace with God. Then spread that peace to everybody else.â [PLAY todayâs audio teaching from Pastor Rick >>]( Talk It Over - What is a point of contention in your marriage or a friendship that you have not been able to resolve?
- What steps can you take to focus more on reconciling that relationship instead of attempting to resolve the issue?
- How can you work to become an agent of reconciliation right where you are in your family, work, and community? The post [Work for Reconciliation, Not Resolution]( appeared first on [Pastor Rick's Daily Hope](. [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Pinterest]( [Email](mailto:?subject=I'd%20like%20to%20share%20a%20Daily%20Devotional%20from%20Pastor%20Rick%20with%20you&body= [Get The Keys to a Blessed Life Study Kit when you give a gift to support Daily Hope!]( Some say the key to the good life is health, others say material wealthâbut what does God say? Find out in Pastor Rickâs dynamic Bible study, The Keys to a Blessed Life. This 6-session video plus workbook study reveals the secret to the abundant life God promises by exploring Jesusâ most well-known sermon, the Sermon on the Mount. Dive deep into the Beatitudes with Pastor Rick to discover the hopeful and purpose-filled life God has planned for you through messages like . . . ⢠How God Blesses Broken Hearts
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Message 2: How God Blesses Broken Hearts
Message 3: The Strength of Gentleness
Message 4: Why You Need to Stay Hungry
Message 5: Your Ministry of Mercy
Message 6: God Blesses a Heart of Integrity
Message 7: How to Reconcile a Relationship
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