Pursuing and Preserving Reconciliation
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Review of Principals for Pursuing Reconciliation
Review of Principals for Pursuing Reconciliation
Seek to please God.
Be humble
Be honest
Be repentant
Be loving
A picture of reconciliation
A picture of reconciliation
But Esau ran to meet him and embraced him and fell on his neck and kissed him, and they wept.
Pursuing & Preserving Reconciliation
Pursuing & Preserving Reconciliation
Remember the reconciling work of Christ.
All this is from God, who through Christ reconciled us to himself and gave us the ministry of reconciliation;
2. Agree to “healthy tension”
Iron sharpens iron,
and one man sharpens another.
3. Commit to God-honoring communication
Know this, my beloved brothers: let every person be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger; for the anger of man does not produce the righteousness of God.
Question #1: Those involved
Who is/was directly involved in the conflict?Who is/was indirectly involved in the conflict?Who did you tell about the conflict?
Question #2: Perspective:
What happened from your perspective?What are the facts?What are the emotional memories?
Question #3: Motives:
What things are important to you in this situation?What desires were driving you?
Question #4: Fears:
What is at stake?What might you lose if you don't get your way?What is causing you to be anxious?What is frustrating you?
Question #5: Filters/ Past Wounds:
What past hurts are you looking through?What previous experiences are you filtering this conflict through?What beliefs about being "right" are filtering your perspective?
Question #6: Hopes:
What are your desired outcomes? What do you hope to accomplish?
Question #7: Other's Perspective:
How do I think the others would tell this story?If you put yourself in the other(s) person shoes, how would they describe the conflict?