Category Archives: Relationships
Apr 1, 2012
Showing the Love
Never take the people in your life for granted. The only way you will ever do this is to show them the love you desire in your life. Love them despite it all.
There are people that will come into and then out of your life. There are people that will be in your life for a long season. Whether for a day or for a lifetime, never take people for granted. There is something that they can add to your life and you to theirs. Never take for granted the people that God has placed in your life today. There is only one way to do this; love them. Give them the love that you desire in your life. We all have an innate need to be loved. Show others this love and you will receive that love too. It may not come directly from that person, but that is okay too. We don’t have the right to pick and choose who we love. Love is the only thing that matters. No love, no peace.
Mar 18, 2012
Rescued
There are people today that need rescuing. Who haven’t you seen around lately? Who doesn’t come to the gym, church, restaurant, or any other meeting place like they used to?
There are folk in your life that have dropped off the radar. Where did they go? Where are they at? Don’t just write them off. Go find them and bring them back to where they should be today. You may have to get your hands dirty. You may have to get rid of your pride and go after them. “Well, I’m not going to chase after them, they know where we are,” won’t cut it. Make sure they know that they are needed, they are missed, they are appreciated and they are loved. They make have lost their sense of purpose, their destiny for some reason. You have a responsibility to go to them, even when they don’t respond. They may need the attention they are seeking. What’s the worse that can happen? You may get rejected time and time again. Don’t give up, keep going after them. You are not wasting your time. Go after the ones that have drifted away today!
Mar 16, 2012
Never Give Up
It has been said many times in many different ways; “Don’t give up.” It’s some of the best advice anyone could ever give.
There are going to be days when it looks like you have no choice but to give up. That is the day you must stand strong and face the situation head on. There will be times when it looks like you are going to lose your mind if you don’t give up. That is the day that you must make up your mind to not give in to that temptation. There will always be good reasons to give up, but the truth always says, never give up. Don’t give up on your relationships, don’t give up on your finances, don’t give up on your health, your goals are within your reach. It is during the tough times that we find out what we are made of. Know that God did not give you an assignment just to see you fail it. Failure is not a permanent thing, unless you make it such. Giving up should never be an option for you. The truth is you go through tough situations to prove yourself. Grow from, learn from, and go through those hard days. See yourself in a whole new light when you don’t give up, but rather you overcome.
Feb 26, 2012
Take a Little Time
Before you unload on someone and give them a piece of your mind. Find out why they are acting the way they are towards you. Chances are there is a good reason for their actions.
We don’t know the pain and heart ache that someone may be experiencing. We need to be more sensitive to someone’s situation. When we stop judging people and start healing people we will find their actions towards us will change. When someone is rude to us we feel like we have to be rude right back. We have no good reason for it, but maybe they did in the first place. They may be going through a terrible situation at home. They may be experiencing things you never thought possible. Start loving them, offering them hope, giving them encouragement. Give them a shoulder to lean on rather than the cold shoulder. It may be their fault, they may be in the wrong for what is going on, but we aren’t called to be their judge and jury. We are called to help the hurting, to comfort those that are in distress. Rather than a piece of your mind, give them a peace of mind.
Feb 15, 2012
Reconciling
Many people have had relationships that for one reason or another ended. It may have been the only solution, but there are others that wasn’t the case.
Is there someone that you have cut out of your life that you need to go and make things right with today. Could be a parent, a child, a friend or even your spouse. There is someone you just thought about. Go to that person and make it right. You may not can do this in person, but find a way to reconcile and restore the relationship today. Even if they don’t accept your attempt; you know that you tried . There is nothing more you can do than try to make it right. Feel the peace, the joy, the refreshed feeling that comes from reconciling and restoring that relationship. You will be so glad you did.
Jan 12, 2012
Showing Honor
Everywhere we go, we should look for an opportunity to show honor to others in our conversations and the way we treat people. Where there is honor, there is promotion.
If we would show more honor, we would not only have better relationships, but we would enjoy our life a whole lot more. It’s the little acts of dishonor that bring strife and confusion in our lives. At the root of most confusion and lack of blessing is dishonor. Want to see change in your life? Show more respect and honor to those in your life. Set out to honor someone–your spouse, a co-worker, a friend, your parents. Develop a culture of honor everywhere you go no matter who you come across or where you are. The amount of honor show will be directly related to the amount of God’s favor you will see. If you will make it a priority to show honor wherever you go. God promises all will be well with you. Because you’re honorable, you will have honor in return and live a blessed, satisfied, prosperous life.