Mr. and Mrs. John Doe had a beautiful June wedding. The problems started when the wedding was over while they were trying to decide where they should go to celebrate. They couldnt agree and, seeing as how they had been drinking since early afternoon, the bride got mad and “gashed her husband’s head open with her wedding ring.” The police were eventually called because someone in the bar thought the groom had been stabbed. When the bride met the police, she was a little belligerent and was arrested for disorderly conduct. They later found the groom wandering along a nearby street in search of a hospital. The police took him to see his wife at the jail. Shortly after being released, the lovebirds began arguing again and he hit her in the face. He was arrested this time for domestic battery and, since she started kicking the police officers for interrupting their honeymoon, she was arrested a second time for disorderly conduct. They spent their wedding night in separate cells and were released the next morning. Most of us enter marriage with undeveloped conflict resolution skills. We don’t really know how to have a good fight. That reminds me of a husband who said, that after 50 years of marriage, he and his wife have had only one fight. When asked what his secret was he said, “The fight started on our honeymoon and I’m still waiting for it to end!” When conflict rises in our marriages, friendships, and other relationships, confront it head-on. Be honest and angry about the conflict while being kind and forgiving in its resolution. Deal with your anger before you go to bed at night and be ready to reconcile the situation, not win the fight. Above all else, remember that weve done things wrong in our lives, too. Christ loves us so much that He paid the penalty of our sin and forgave us completely. Why should He expect any less of us? Listen as Pastor Mark talks about facing conflict head-on.
Posted on: Sun, 18 Jan 2015 22:02:17 +0000
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