IMPROVING RELATIONSHIPS

People were created for relationships -- first with God then with other human beings. Relationships offer us the most intense pleasures in life. But when we are rejected, betrayed, criticized, falsely accused, misunderstood, overlooked, ignored, unloved, and unappreciated, we feel the deepest hurt possible. We seek relief in self-help books, counselors, and some in a bottle or pill.

The Bible gives great advice about how to improve relationships.

Ephesians 4:32 And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven you.

Kindness does not return evil with evil. It is not mean-spirited, rude or unfriendly. 

We are going to be offended, but God forbids grudges and fighting back. As God has forgiven us, we are to forgive others who have wronged us. 

Forgiveness means that you will no longer regard the wrong doer as indebted to you, that you are more interested in moving ahead in your life than being controlled by the past.