There are laws in every country. Taking matters into your own hands to do evil against someone might end you in jail. Even if not, it might cause a break in a godly relationship such that it may be hard for you to recover again. Let your pain build forgiveness in your heart
For older men in the church, when they do wrong things, it’s inappropriate to rebuke them publicly. Instead, you must call them aside and speak nicely to them about what they did and its effects so that they’ll not do it again. Using that correction method will make them listen because they’ll see you honour and respect them.
Don’t receive God’s Word that confronts your wrong strongholds, and keep holding on to them. You’ll perish if you do that because it’ll always spark quarrels between you and the people you love. And if you don’t take care, you’ll lose God-made relationships only to realise later that you were wrong. Be careful!
[8] So Abram said to Lot, “Please let there be no strife between you and me, and between my herdsmen and your herdsmen; for we are brethren. [9] Is not the whole land before you? Please separate from me. If you take the left, then I will go to the […]
Love shares without any fear of loss. Desire and work on transparency in your relationships, especially in marriage. Be accountable to each other so that the devil will not suggest evil thoughts of mistrust in your partner’s mind.
Make it a hearty intention that no matter how bad people treat you, disappoint you or exploit you for their selfish gains, repay their evil with good.
If you boast of having something you lack, you’ll destroy relationships. Don’t use your body as an instrument for the devil to spread lies. On the other way round, avoid falling for people who boast about having things you find hard to believe.
You can’t give a lion dead meat and expect it to eat. In the same way, you can’t treat your partner poorly and expect him (or her) to treat you well. That isn’t about karma; it’s a principle. You reap what you sow.
Jesus knows the importance of value. So He said in Matthew 7:6 that you shouldn’t give what is holy to dogs; neither cast your pearls before the swine, lest they trample them underfoot and damage them. In other words, Jesus was cautioning us to know where to place value, so we can allocate what’s good to the right people.
The Israelites in Nazareth didn’t know Jesus could have performed more miracles than He did when the despised Him. Dishonour makes you lose precious gifts you could have received. Sometimes, you’ll not know it. Learn to view people as how God sees them, not how they appear before you.
One of my favourite Bible verses is Proverbs 24:27. In that verse, Solomon teaches that you should put your outdoor work together before building a house. In other words, he was saying, “Ensure your work and vision are well established before building a home.”
Of a truth, your parents may not know God more than you. But they certainly have more life experiences than you. So your spiritual understanding may be higher than theirs, but their comprehension of life is broader than yours. Honour them and pray for them because, after all, they’ve been faithful to take care of you.
