and send an email or write a letter . Easier still is to take your mobile and call the concerned and give him a big surprise . Better still , visit him in person , look into his eyes , hold his hands and say , “ I am sorry .” Bring yourself to say that most difficult sentence . You will discover beneath the gruff exterior of your enemy , one of the warmest human beings . If he charges you , do not defend yourself . Take the blame on your chin . Keep on apologizing with love in your eyes . Avoid justifying your behaviour . Then you will find the other person melting down , creating a winwin situation . Your relationship will be back on solid ground . Even if the other person is stubborn , you have done your part and peace will flood your soul . Play your part and leave the result in God ' s hand . I guarantee that your apology will have a profound effect on him . say , “ I cannot ,”?
There was a poor man who had two sheep . His neighbour was a rich business man . Whenever the poor man ' s sheep littered , the rich man ' s two terriers would jump over the fence and tear the kids to pieces . The poor man would weep at the gory sight . He would request the rich man to keep his dogs tied , but his request always fell on deaf ears . When the pastor visited the poor man , he advised him to present the next yield to the rich man and the poor man did just that . The rich man ' s two children loved the two lambs dearly and told their father to keep the dogs tethered . Now the problem was solved and the two families were reconciled .
This is what God did to us . We were wicked sinners hurting Him ; but He gave us gifts and reconciled us to Himself ( Psa 68:18 ). Should we not do it to others ?
Don ' t allow the cold war to get even chillier . You two may not gel seamlessly but you would enjoy the peace of a genuine handshake . More than anything , the purpose for which Christ hung on the cross will be served . Let not the devil take the victory . Defeat the devil and may Christ be glorified . Your heart will feel as light as the clouds .
What happens when we make up instead of break up ? There emerges a new man called Christian . The Gentile and the Jew are no more . This is what the world wants to seeChristians ! Christ-like beings , loving and forgiving and one in spirit .“ Love one another . As I have loved you , so you must love one another . By this all men will know that you are My disciples , if you love one another ,” ( Jn 13:34,35 ). If Joseph , the Governor of Egypt could stoop down to embrace his wicked , tribal brothers , who are we to
“ You can tell what a man ' s relationship with God is by looking at his relationship with other people . If a man is at variance with his fellow man and if he is quarrelsome , competitive , argumentative , troublemaking creature , he may be a diligent church attender , he may even be a church office-bearer , but he ' s not a man of God . If a man is distant from his fellow man , it is a good proof that he is distant from God . If he is divided from his fellow man , he is divided from God .” William Barclay , Bible commentator .
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