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Typical Responses to Conflict
Consider the following scenario (From Resolving Everyday Conflict)
Jim comes from from work.
He seems sullen and distracted.
Susan's had a hard day herself: she got home late from work, realized that she had forgotten to plan for dinnner, and now Jim sticks his head into the kitchen wondering how much longer dinner will be.
Sam is playing a game, finally seeming to get through the level he has wanted to beat for a while.
If he completes this level, he can unlock the next item for the game.
His mom calls.
Did he do his chores?
Or, it's time for supper.
What responses would not glorify God (and likely be the Spark, Fuel or Oxygen of a conflagration)?
What responses would glorify God (and be a "Holy" fire extinguisher)?
Let's just assume it erupts into a conflict.
What are the responses to that conflict?
Escape (Peacefaking)
I "can't" deal with this.
I don't want to have this.
Attack (Peacebreaking)
I will win this.
I will beat you.
Both are focused on Me
Peacemaking
Go Higher
Get Real
Gently Encourage
Get Together
Go HIGHER
Big Question: "How do I honor and glorify God in this situation?"
Last week week, we started down this road of going Higher.
Lifting up our heads to see above the fog of war, to look for what God is doing, and how we can honor and glorify Him.
We mentioned the first path to peace is to show Mercy.
Is this something that I can overlook.
God has often shown mercy to me.
Can I in this situation show mercy.
However, we mentioned that there are situations where we cannot just overlook an offense:
When you relationship is damaged.
You cannot truly let it go without working it out.
Other peoplewill be hurt
The offender will be hurt by their actions
God is being dishonored
In those conflicts, we need to look at other pathways to Peacemaking.
So, where to we start?
The place to start is still, Going Higher.
How do I honor and glorify God in this situation?
Our main verse for today is:
The context of this verse is an area of conflict...
If we were to work our way through the letters to the Corinthians, we would find that they were dealing with a lot of conflicts.
1 Corinthians 1:1-9 - Greetings and Blessings.
Reminder of the blessings they have in Christ!
Then, verse 10.
Reading between the lines of chapter 4, there were people who were proud, and opposed Paul... Conflict again.
Conflict over how to handle immorality within the church in Chapter 5, and in chapter 6, exhortation that believers should not be taking believers to court, but rather have other Christians render judgment.
Chapter 7, conflict over whether to marry, or allow their daughters to marry.
Also, conflict over how to live when there are problems in marriage.
How can you eat that?!
It was sacrificed to an idol.
Chapter 8, whether to eat food that was sacrificed to idols.
I love the verse...
Chapter 9, Paul's defense against those who oppose him.
Chapter 10 about being careful of others, so as to not offend.
Chapter 11, conflict within the body as they do not care for one another around the communion table.
1 Corinthians 12, conflict over differing gifts and roles in the body.
Then we come to 1 Corinthians 13
Gifts of speaking, gifts of declaring God's word, teaching others, have great faith, having knowledge and giving are great, but what we need is love.
Paul Tripp - 90% of the women in the church would love to be married to me... to which his wife responded, I am in the other 10%.
The Corinthians had a lot of conflict, in a lot of areas.
That is what led Paul to write our key verse for the day to them.
So, what does it mean to glorify God?
To glorify God, bring Him glory and honor we need to think the way He would have us think.
We need to do what He would have us do.
Say what He would have us say.
How would He have us think?
How would He have have us feel?
What would He have us say and do?
He would have us think like He does, feel as He does, speak as He does, act as He does.
You have likely heard the expression, "Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery."
I think imitation is the sincerest form of glorifying / honoring God.
We need to look to Him, and see how He would have us act, even in conflict.
How did God deal with conflict?
He did He think, feel, speak and act toward us, His enemies?
I believe Titus 3:3-7 captures how He thought, felt, acted and spoke to us.
To Go HIGHER and Imitate God in Conflict We Must:
Manifest Mercy
Not giving what is deserved
Laying down rights for what I want - God does not desire that anyone perish...
Laying down right for immediate satisfaction - God looked over sin until the time Christ came
Laying down rights.
Not giving them what they deserve.
Give Grace
Giving what is undeserved
What can I do for them, even though they do not deserve it?
Lavish Love
How can I show love to them, now?
Feed Forgiveness
We will be focusing on Forgiveness in a few weeks.
But Forgiveness begins in the heart.
It begins as an attitude before it becomes an action that is extended toward another.
When in conflict, I know I can very easily feed either bitterness, or forgiveness.
Feed it with my thoughts.
What I choose to dwell on.
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