Many of us may have a friend with whom our relationship has become severely damaged. We no longer communicate or feel that sense of closeness as we once did and our hearts have become heavy with the anger and hurt we have to silently carry. We want to somehow repair the relationship but our own pride will not permit us. Here are three basic steps that can be taken to repair our Christian relationships and help us to live healthier Christian lives.
Maintain Humility-The first step towards repairing our Christian relationships is being humble and trying to identify where we have been wrong. I know this is not an easy task but let us remember that Jesus maintained his humility when he came to earth in the form of man and endured the beatings and died for all of us. As Christians, our aim should be trying to emulate Jesus in all our ways.
Initiate an Apology-Be the person to initiate an apology with the individual regardless of you believing that you were not the one who was wrong. Discuss what had caused the problem and seek to arrive to a mutual agreement on what the solution should be.
Forgive- We may have apologized but this does not necessarily mean that we forgave the individual. We still carry along the heaviness in our heart day to day. We should seek to forgive regardless of how often or badly we have been hurt. As Christians, forgiveness should have no limit. This is very challenging for us especially if the individual has not shown any sign of remorse towards the situation. Regardless of that, we should remember that we fail in our righteous living every day and yet God forgives us and his love for us never changes. If we cannot forgive, how can we expect God to forgive us?
