Relationships

1: The way you respond matters. 2: You must all be quick to listen, 3: slow to speak, 4: and slow to get angry. - James 1:19 5: Wisdom listens first. Humility pauses before responding. A Spirit-led person refuses to let anger lead the conversation.

1: Think holding that grudge is only hurting them? Here's who it's really hurting... 2: Your peace. You haven't had a full night of rest since it happened. 3: Your relationships. Bitterness toward one person leaks out on everyone else. 4: Your prayers. Scripture says unforgiveness creates a ceiling on your prayer life. 5: Your joy. You can't fully enjoy today when you're still living in that moment. 6: Your testimony. People are watching how you handle the hard things. 7: The cost of unforgiveness is too high. It's time to let it go.

A hot-tempered man stirs up strife, but he who is slow to anger quiets contention. - Proverbs 15:18

Make my joy complete by being like-minded, having the same love, being one in spirit and of one mind. - Philippians 2:2

Don't walk alone

It doesn't matter if they apologized. Forgive them anyways.

1: Isolation doesn't always look like being alone. 2: It's not replying to text or calls. 3: It's staying quiet in a room full of people. 4: It's not sharing what's really going on. 5: It's pulling away when life is overwhelming. 6: Isolation might feel comfortable, but it's slowly disconnecting you. 7: But this is your reminder, we weren't meant to do life alone. God created us for community and relationships.

As iron sharpens iron, so a friend sharpens a friend. - Proverbs 27:17

1: How to make room for others at church 2: Notice the unnoticed. Be aware of people standing by themselves. 3: Start a conversation. A simple introduction can go a long way. 4: Think beyond your circle. Community grows when we invite people into it. 5: Act in kindness. People may forget words, but they remember how they felt.

Make every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace. - Ephesians 4:3

Do not judge, and you will not be judged. Do not condemn, and you will not be condemned. Forgive, and you will be forgiven. - Luke 6:37

Make room for others

Be a light to your workplace. (But if that's a struggle right now, just do your best not to be the source of drama.)

A Holy Family: Building your family God's way

"Be subject to rulers and authorities, to be obedient, to be ready to do whatever is good, to slander no one, to be peaceable and considerate, and always to be gentle toward everyone." - Titus 3:1-2

(1) Make allowance for each other’s faults... (2) and forgive anyone who offends you. (3) Remember, the Lord forgave you... (4) so you must forgive others. - Colossians 3:13

If your brother sins against you, go and tell him his fault, between you and him alone. If he listens to you, you have gained your brother. - Matthew 18:15

Choose friends who will make you more like Jesus.

1. For all the horrible puns…2. For all the roughhousing that got a little too rough…3. For all the “don’t tell your mom” moments…4. For all the times you said “I’m just resting my eyes”…5. For all the rides on your shoulders…6. We say Happy Father’s Day.