Relationships
Hope for strained relationships.
A Scripture
"Bear with each other and forgive one another if any of you has a grievance against someone. Forgive as the Lord forgave you."
Colossians 3:13
A Little Hope
People will disappoint you and you will disappoint them. Relationships survive on forgiveness, honesty, and the willingness to keep showing up. God can heal what feels tangled, and He can also give you wisdom about what needs a boundary and what needs grace.
Pray This
Lord, You know the relationship weighing on me. Give me wisdom about what to say and what to leave unsaid. Heal what is broken where healing is possible, and give me peace where it is not. Help me forgive as I have been forgiven. Amen.
One Step Today
Pray for the person you are struggling with by name, before you decide anything about them.
Reflect
What am I holding onto in this relationship that forgiveness would set down?
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