Work through conflict to experience spiritual growth.
Conflict is a necessary part of community, and yet we hate it and
avoid it as much as possible. But without conflict, life never
develops—we never develop. Consider any movie. There is always
conflict. Without it, the characters would never change, and we wouldn't care
about them.
More than being afraid of conflict, we're afraid of ugly
conflict. But conflict doesn't have to be mean or ugly. Conflict is merely any
anxious situation that begs to be resolved. Without it, we never move or
progress, and nothing ever gets better. Problems are never identified as
problems. Grace, growth, development, ministry, and forgiveness never occur.
There will be conflict in our small groups. People will disagree.
People will get on each other's nerves. People will be immature and selfish and
sinful. But don't let it stop there. You need to work through the conflict in
order to come out better on the other end. Things need to be called out and
identified. Truth needs to be spoken. Love needs to be extended. Read more
No comments:
Post a Comment