Conflict

7. November 2011 by Bernice Davis.

Grace and Peace be unto you from God our Father and from the Lord Jesus Christ.

Hello Everyone:

Welcome back from the weekend.  I am so excited about our future in God.  I just feel so empowered and encouraged this morning.  

Today I want to talk to you about conflict.

I was studying the subject matter on this past Friday in a biblical counseling class that I am taking and I was so enlightened by the study.    The bible never ceases to amaze me.  You can have read things before and then all of a sudden when you come across it again, it’s all most like you knew read it yet you are very familiar with it.

I thought I would share with you today some of the notes:

The Bible teaches us in Romans 12:18 “if it be possible, as much as lieth in you, live peaceably with all men.

As you see in the text, you may not always be able to avoid conflict but as far as we are concerned we should not participate in it.    All conflict is a result of sin whether it is a Man/God conflict or a Man/Man conflict. 

Sometimes peace may be outside of your reach.  You cannot make peace at the expense of truth and righteousness. 

There are some people with whom it is impossible to make peace.  I Corinthians 7:15 teaches that if the unbelieving depart let him depart.  A brother or sister is not under bondage in such cases: but God hath called us to peace.    God does not hold you responsible for the sinful failures of others.

The most inspiring part of the lesson was the part where the speaker was talking about how conflict can be an opportunity to glorify God and be a witness.  People are watching us and our response to someone who is in conflict with us can be an amazing testimony to the change that God has made in our lives.

So glorify God today through your conflict.   Work it out and if the other party is resistant then maintain a stance that will be pleasing to our God.

Stay encouraged everyone and don’t forget to pray and read God’s word daily.

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