Part 2 Yield/Stop
Restore * Refocus * Resolve Conflict
The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia | Conflict: combat, fight, contention, and contest.
Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Thesaurus | Resolve: fix, work out, clear up, unravel.
Cory’s Definition of Resolve: Be a peacemaker!
Penned Truth: Dealing with conflict is not about picking sides and choosing a winner but dissolving the conflict.
Matthew 5:9 (AMP) 9 “Blessed [spiritually calm with life-joy in God’s favor] are the makers and maintainers of peace, for they will [express His character and] be called the sons of God.
1) Peace-faker- see conflict sweep it under the rug.
2) Peace-breaker- see conflict and powerup to escalate the conflict.
3) Peace-maker- see an opportunity for God to be Glorified.
Romans 14:19 (ESV) 19 So then let us pursue what makes for peace and for mutual upbuilding.
Romans 14:19 (GW) 19 So let’s pursue those things which bring peace and which are good for each other.
Devotional Hearing God: We can either be life-givers or life-takers. The bottom line is that we are all called to be life-givers, not life-takers! (Kathi Go To “Stop Use A Mirror)
Isaiah 55:8–9 (ESV) 8 For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, declares the LORD. 9 For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts.
Penned Truth: If we want true and lasting peace in our relationships, we must resolve conflicts in God’s way.
#3• Seek Wisdom From Above
James 3:17–18 (NET) 17 But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, accommodating (pause), full of mercy and good fruit, impartial, and not hypocritical. 18 And the fruit that consists of righteousness is planted in peace among those who make peace.
Psalm 33:11 (AMP) 11 The counsel of the Lord stands forever, The thoughts and plans of His heart through all generations.
Psalm 118:8–9 (NKJV) 8 It is better to trust in the Lord than to put confidence in man. 9 It is better to trust in the Lord than to put confidence in princes.
#2• Don’t Worry!
Jeremiah 29:12–14 (NET) 12 When you call out to me and come to me in prayer, I will hear your prayers. 13 When you seek me in prayer and worship, you will find me available to you. If you seek me with all your heart and soul, 14 I will make myself available to you,’ says the LORD.
#1• Stop Use A Mirror
Matthew 7:3 (NET) 3 Why do you see the speck in your brother’s eye, but fail to see the beam of wood in your own?
Jack W. Hayford- Breakthrough happened around me when breakup happened within me.
Penned Truth- Amputate your optical log before you do speck removal surgery on another person.
Matthew 5:9 (AMP) 9 “Blessed [spiritually calm with life-joy in God’s favor]….
STOP: Stay Clam – Take A Breath – Observe Quietly – Proceed Slowly
Final Word: We are God’s ambassadors; scripture clarifies that, so we must be peacemakers, too. We, the Church (Christians), need to renew our minds with the Word of God and remove the speck from our eyes. Only then will we begin to see how to resolve the conflicts in our lives and those of others? Remember, what we are up against is that God’s ways are counter cultural. The world encourages people to relate to each other according to selfish cravings, especially in the heart of the conflict. This worldly pull continually resists a culture of peace. Be a peacemaker and change the culture.
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