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Real Relationships

All this is from God, who reconciled us to himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation:
2 Corinthians 5:18

The purposes of God in your life are tied to certain relationships. To succeed, you must learn to recognize them! Remember Jonathan, who loved David even at the cost of his own life? Or Ruth, who loved her widowed mother-in-law, Naomi, and gave her a reason to live again? God has people like that, and you need them. He would not say, 'It is not good that man should be alone' (Genesis 2:18), then tell you to do it all by yourself.

But some areas may need to be healed before you can enter these relationships. For example, you must learn to differentiate between 'using' relationships and 'heart-ties.' Even blood-ties do not wear as well as heart-ties.

So allow God to work on you. When you are ready He will make all the necessary introductions. In the meantime get to know Him better. Make His opinion the source of your self-worth, for it is the only one that really counts. If your last relationship stripped you of your identity and drained you spiritually, use this precious time to get back on your feet. You may never have it again!

Begin today to love like God loves. He sees your imperfection, handles your rejection and loves you regardless. That should help you not to throw away a good person just because they did a bad thing. Would you discard your car over a leaky radiator? If God forgave you as you forgive others, what shape would you be in? Today, ask God to teach you about real relationships.

Prayer
Heavenly Father, Thank you for the wonderful people you have placed in my life. Help me appreciate them and tell them that. In Jesus’ Name, Amen