Day #12

Hopefully everyone has caught up on the Bible studies for the last 11 days.  If not, don’t fret, start with today, and see if you can do an extra one or two at another time each day, until caught up.

Begin by talking with God.  Thank Him and talk about your love for Him and what He does.  Ask God for wisdom on how to live today the way He would like.  God’s grace is amazing.  GRACE means unmerited favor… kindness that you don’t deserve.  If you flub up today, crash and burn… get back up!  Ask forgiveness from God; turn from the sin (repent). He forgives!

Now we finally get to the point of making that scary list of things you may have done to contribute to your broken relationship(s).  Your list may include things you actually did, said, or thought.  If you have not already made this list… get to it.  It is a vital part in being obedient to Christ!!

TODAY’s lesson will be the final one on CONFLICTS.  Today you will learn what to do next in mending broken relationships at church.

BE RECONCILED!

Be reconciled? 

Definition of RECONCILE

1. To reestablish a close relationship between.

2. To settle or resolve

Read Matthew 5:23

What does this verse tell us that we must do in conflict?

You may not realize this, but this verse falls under a heading in the book of Matthew…murder.

In Matthew 5:22, Matthew talks about the importance of following the commandments of God.  He begins by talking about “You shall not MURDER.”  He says that God’s standards are so high, that even if you are just angry with another believer, you have committed MURDER. 

Read Matthew 5:23 one more time.

Do you now understand what is being said in this verse better?  Girls!  Don’t take this part lightly.  You should go to the person you have or have had a conflict with and make peace.  Making peace, sadly, is not just saying “I’m sorry.”  You must confess your wrong or wrongs.  You have to be specific.  Don’t have time?  MAKE TIME! There will be tough consequences for leaving this step out in making peace.  Want to know what they are?  Text me.

In conflict, there could be two situations… there could have been a rare occasion where you did all the wrong and you simply have to obey and do the hard stuff mentioned above… but, there could have been a more common situation where the two people in conflict both contributed to the destruction.  In this case, when you go to make peace and confess wrong… don’t do this obedient act expecting that the other person will confess their wrong doing as well.  They may not admit wrong doing… and you have to be okay with that.  God knows their part.  And He can get their attention far better than you ever could.  No lie, this is tough when this happens… but you have to place your faith in God and let it go.

Click on the MEMORY VERSES tab above and test yourself on last week’s memory verse. Make some copies of the newest memory verse and the oldest one.  Tape one in each place you will not miss it... in the car in front of you where you sit, on the bathroom mirror, in the kitchen where you eat, etc... the possibilities are endless.  Do you know why I am telling you to do this?  Read...Deuteronomy 6:7-9!


Click on the PRAYER REQUESTS tab above.  And continue to pray for the prayer requests listed:)

Click on the PRAISE tab above.  In this area, we need to start typing in one thing (or more) a day that we are thankful for.  Looking forward to seeing the things that you are thankful for.  This is great encouragement for all of us!!

TARGET OF THE DAY

Pray and ask God for courage to make peace in a conflict today!  God's timing will be perfect.