Life and happiness are based on the
relationships we have. The quality of our life depends on the quality of our relationships.
When we invest in the relationships God has given us we are building others and
advancing our own cause.
The cornerstone of all relationship is
love and respect. When we learn to respect others as much we love ourselves, we
will build strong relationships. Respect means to value a person with the same measure
we measure ourselves. It means we don’t have to belittle others to make
ourselves look better. When we respect others we look at people in one class –
a child of God!
Another great ingredient to building
better relationship is to make small adjustments. For some of you that means to
be a better listener. For others it means to lower our voices. Yet some of us
can improve our relationship by learning to give compliments. A little
adjustment in our attitude and action can improve our relationships a great
deal.
When we learn to honor others we’re adding
value to that person. How many times we have snapped at our spouse, a loved one
or a co-worker simply because we forget to honor the people God sends in our
lives. When we honor people, we don’t shout, pout, belittle or break the trust
of our loved ones. And when we do, we should be quick to ask for forgiveness. When
we honor others, we don’t keep track of their wrongs, their weaknesses or gossip
about their failures. The more we go out of our way to honor someone the more
we’ll draw in God’s favor into our own lives.
A great way to measure our
relationships standards is to evaluate the application of the golden rule – do unto
others as you’d want others to do to you. Most of us want to be on the
receiving end of the golden rule but our relationships will go to a new level
if we live by the golden rule. Let’s study the person we love, respect and
care. What makes them laugh? What makes them feel valued? What makes them feel
fulfilled? What we deposit in people is what we’ll draw out of them.
A sure way to have better relationships
down on earth is to have a great relationship with our Heavenly Father. When we
have a healthy relationship with heaven, we’ll have better relationships on
earth. When we accept Christ into our hearts, we tap into God’s reservoir to
love people unconditionally, see people more importantly and treat people more
respectfully. How is your relationship with heaven?
We all want to live happy and
fulfilled. One way to ensure that is to have better relationships. Let’s
respect and honor the people God put in our lives. Let’s be sensitive and make
small adjustments. Let’s forgive quickly and treat others the way we want to be
treated. When we are connected to our Heavenly Father, we’ll connect better
with the people on earth. What we invest in a relationship is what we’re going
to get out of it. Let’s invest in building better relationships!
“Agree with each other, love each other, be deep-spirited
friends. Don’t push your way to the front; don’t sweet-talk your way to the
top. Put yourself aside, and help others get ahead. Don’t be obsessed with
getting your own advantage. Forget yourselves long enough to lend a helping
hand”
(Philippians 2:3-4 The Message).
What
do you think?
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