10.0.0 Conflict Resolution & Peacemaking
Conflicts are a part of everyday life – they form in our close relations, at a societal level, and on an international level. All too often we see conflicts leading to aggression, hostility, and war. But conflicts can also be stepping stones leading to change and wisdom; if we learn to handle them constructively. Focusing on God is the key to resolving conflict constructively. When we remember his mercy and draw on his strength, we invariably see things more clearly and respond to conflict more wisely. In doing so, we can find far better solutions to our problems. At the same time, we can show others that there really is a God and that he delights in helping us do things we could never do on our own.
All too often Christians simply imitate the world’s approach to resolving conflict. When we do, we deprive ourselves of the heart-searching, life-changing, God-honoring process that is revealed to us in the Bible. Conflict always provides an opportunity to glorify God, that is, to bring him praise and honor by showing who he is, what he is like, and what he is doing. The best way to glorify God in the midst of conflict is to depend on and draw attention to his grace, that is, the undeserved love, mercy, forgiveness, strength, and wisdom he gives to us through Jesus Christ. As you live out the gospel and make the Lord’s priorities your priorities, you can turn every conflict into a stepping-stone to a closer relationship with God and a more fulfilling and fruitful life.
All too often Christians simply imitate the world’s approach to resolving conflict. When we do, we deprive ourselves of the heart-searching, life-changing, God-honoring process that is revealed to us in the Bible. Conflict always provides an opportunity to glorify God, that is, to bring him praise and honor by showing who he is, what he is like, and what he is doing. The best way to glorify God in the midst of conflict is to depend on and draw attention to his grace, that is, the undeserved love, mercy, forgiveness, strength, and wisdom he gives to us through Jesus Christ. As you live out the gospel and make the Lord’s priorities your priorities, you can turn every conflict into a stepping-stone to a closer relationship with God and a more fulfilling and fruitful life.
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