In Life when we are asked what do we want most in life? Most of us would say a good relationship or a healthy relationships high. But we should know that except we know Christ and have eternal life, these relationships we all want will make life loveable and enjoyable more than any other thing.Even if your health is bad and you have a loving relationship you can still enjoy life. You can have alot of money, but if your relationship is broken/shallow, you feel empty. As the saying goes " A poor man with a loving family and good friends is far richer than a rich man with so much money but relationally poor.
The Bible talks about healthy relationships as most important thing in life. In Matthew 22:36 Master, which is the great commandment in the law? a Jewish expert asked Jesus and He-Jesus replied in Matthew 22:37, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, 22:38 This is the first and great commandment, 22:39 And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself, 22:40 On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets.
From here we can say that "a loving relationship is need from us to God first; then a loving relationship from us to others is second. The Bible talks all about these two important relationships.The Bible emphasizes on healthy relationships so and it’s sad that so many believers have broken relationships,Christian homes have been shattered by divorce. While so many who stayed married are living unhappy. In so many christian homes parents are at odds with their kids so also the kids with their parents. Some christians will even go to the extent of not speaking to other christians because of hurt feeling,misunderstandings or wrongs that has happened. Sadly, the loving,genuine friendships, and healthy relationships we all want most out of life often elude us.
Apostle Paul gave us the prescription for healthy relationships and if only we continually practice these qualities, we'll all a have healthy relationships. You may think “ healthy relationships also depend on others, isn't it? And It’s virtually impossible to have a good relationship with some people!” well you are right there and that was while Paul acknowledged this when he wrote in Romans 12:18 If it be possible, as much as lieth in you, live peaceably with all men. Many at times no matter what we do, some persons are hard to get along with. Now treating a difficult person with what Paul said he will change for the better in how he relates to you..
Thou it's gonna be easy to take, because to develop these qualities, we have to do away with Colossians 3:8 But now ye also put off all these; anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy communication out of your mouth. 3:9 Lie not one to another, seeing that ye have put off the old man with his deeds and practice Colossians 3:12 Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering;
3:13 Forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man have a quarrel against any: even as Christ forgave you, so also do ye. 3:14 And above all these things put on charity, which is the bond of perfectness. 3:15 And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to the which also ye are called in one body; and be ye thankful.
The reason we should do this is because God has graciously chosen and loved us...
