A Biblical Lens on Relationships:
*You were made for relationships.
*In some way, all relationships are difficult
* They require work if they are going to thrive.
*Each of us is tempted to make relationships the end rather than the means.
*There are no secrets that guarantee problem free relationships.
*At some point you will wonder whether relationships are worth it.
*God keeps us in messy relationships for his redemptive purpose
*The fact that our relationships work as well as they do is a sure sign of grace
*The Bible offers clear hope.
The authors look at Ephesians 4:17-32.
There take aways from those verses are this:
"The highest joys of relationship grow in the soil of the deepest struggles. Struggles are not obstacles, but instruments in God's hands. Every struggle is an opportunity to experience God's grace yourself and give it to the other person."
~Taken from "Relationships: A Mess Worth Making"
By Tim Lane & Paul Tripp
found at my friend Jody's site: http://thesauderfamily.blogspot.com/
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