It’s Complicated - Relationship Detox
(Romans 1:21-25 NLT) They knew God, but they wouldn’t worship him as God or even give him thanks. And they began to think up foolish ideas of what God was like. As a result, their minds became dark and confused. Claiming to be wise, they instead became utter fools… As a result, they did vile and degrading things with each other’s bodies. They traded the truth about God for a lie.
A Toxic World
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From Bitterness to Blessing.
(Exodus 15:23-25) “When they came to Marah, they could not drink the water of Marah because it was bitter; therefore it was named Marah. And the people grumbled against Moses, saying, “What shall we drink?” And he cried to the Lord, and the Lord showed him a tree, and he threw it into the water, and the water became sweet.”
The tree of
(1 Peter 3:7 ESV) “Likewise, husbands, live with your wives in an understanding way, showing HONOR to the woman as the weaker vessel, since they are heirs with you of the grace of life, so that your prayers may not be hindered”
Honor is looking past a
(1 Peter 2:17) “Honor all men…honor the emperor.”
The tree of
“We judge ourselves by our intentions and everyone else by their behavior.”
- Steven Covey
All relationships have gaps
Do I put
The tree of
(Exodus 34:6-7 NET) “The Lord, the Lord, the compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger, and abounding in loyal love and faithfulness, keeping loyal love for thousands, forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin.
(Luke 17:3-4 ESV) “If your brother sins, rebuke him, and if he repents, forgive him, and if he sins against you seven times in the day, and turns to you seven times, saying, ‘I repent,’ you must forgive him” Loyalty is about determined, obligated, fierce loyalty to a covenant.
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