A New Year, A New Chapter – Part 3: New and Improved Relationships!

January 22, 2023

[1] New and improved relationships happen by –

Assessing and improving our relational !

 

Matthew 5:48 (NIV)

Be perfect, therefore, even as your heavenly Father is perfect.

 

Psalms 139:23,24 (GW)
Examine me, O God, and know my mind. Test me, and know my thoughts. 24 See whether I am on an evil/destructive path. Then lead me on the everlasting path.

 

Prayer request #1 – me!

 

1 Corinthians 11:28 (MSG)

Examine your motives

 

2 Corinthians 13:5 (NLT)

Examine yourselves to see if your faith is genuine.

 

Galatians 6:4 (GW)
Each of you must examine your own actions. Then you can be proud of your own accomplishments without comparing yourself to others.

 

Self-examination questions:

  • What are my actions and reactions producing?
  • Do my actions/reactions reveal a growing/developing life in Christ or a stuck, mediocre, half-way spiritual life?
  • How well do I understand the “real” me?

 

Recommended book – The Real You — Dr. Kevin Leman

 

Prayer request #2 —  me!

 

James 1:2-4 (MSG)

Consider it a sheer gift, friends, when tests and challenges come at you from all sides. 3 You know that under pressure, your faith-life is forced into the open and shows its true colors. 4 So don’t try to get out of anything prematurely. Let it do its work so you become mature and well-developed, not deficient in any way.

 

Prayer request #3: me!

 

John 16:13 (TLB)

When the Holy Spirit, who is truth, comes, he shall guide you into all truth,

 

[2] New and improved relationships happen by –

Choosing and practicing great relational !

 

Destructive Habit #1 — Contempt!

Destructive Habit #2 — Chronic and harsh criticism!

Destructive Habit #3 — Defensiveness!

Destructive Habit #4 — Checking Out!

 

Relationship-improving habit #1 – !

 

Romans 12:10 (NLT)

Love each other with genuine affection, and take delight in honoring each other.

 

Relationship-improving habit #2 – !

 

1 Thessalonians 5:11 (NLT)

So encourage each other and build each other up, just as you are already doing.

 

Relationship-improving habit #3 – !

 

James 1:19 (NLT)

Understand this, my dear brothers and sisters: You must all be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to get angry.

 

Relationship-improving habit #4 – !

 

Matthew 6:12 (MSG)

Keep us forgiven with you and forgiving others.

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