Emoji Malfunction: Messy Relationships – 2/6/22
February 6, 2022 / Pacific Life ChurchEmoji Malfunction – Part 1
Messy Relationships
Colossians 3:8-9, 12-13 (NLT)
Romans 7:15,18-19, 21-25 (NLT)
- Sometimes we can trace our behavior to an emotion.
Jesus experienced and expressed emotions.
How can I get better at resolving conflict in my relationships?
- Understand that feelings are not facts.
- Anxiety intensifies how we feel or react to things.
- In the heat of the battle we need to pause and sort out our emotions so we can separate our feelings from the facts.
- Do the hard work of developing your communication skills.
- The message sent is not always the message received.
- Good questions to ask if communication is breaking down.
- What did you mean by that? Can you clarify?
- What did you think I was trying to say?
- What is the main point or big idea you are trying to make?
- How do you feel about what I said?
- Was I being insensitive?
- Never make assumptions about people even if you know them extremely well.
- The less we know about people, the more indifferent we become.
- The more we know about people, the more we value them.
- Remember that every person is loved and valued by God.
- Never define people by their bad behavior.
- Counteracting negative sentiment override requires consciously building a more positive outlook.
- Is there someone in your life who needs your acceptance?