Messy Conflicts

Keep the Heart

Francie Taylor

Christianity, Religion & Spirituality:christianity, Religion & Spirituality

2.4 • 616 Ratings

🗓️ 25 April 2024

⏱️ 12 minutes

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There are regular conflicts, and then there are MESSY conflicts. Regular conflicts are easily resolved, but messy ones take more time. Messy conflicts are a part of the cost of having relationships. There will be awkward, uncomfortable, embarrassing, infuriating, and even shocking events that happen in daily life. Maybe you’re facing a messy conflict right now. It’s like trying to walk over a bed of hot coals without burning your feet. Anywhere you step, there’s heat. Trouble is human. We see this stated in Job 5:7: "Yet man is born unto trouble, as the sparks fly upward." Imperfect people will not have perfect relationships. The more relationships you have, the more opportunities you have for conflict. And not everyone has mastered the biblical practice of appropriate conflict resolution, so that means you may have to face a few toddlers stuck in adult bodies. We know that run-ins and strong disagreements happen, but we may make conflicts worse if we are not handling matters with wisdom. Wisdom comes from God, and He has left us a lifetime supply of wisdom in His Word. What can we do when we’re facing messy conflicts? Let’s consider four suggestions together. INSPIRING NEW DEVOTIONAL BOOK! Apply: Living What We Learn by Francie Taylor Olive Petal KJV Snap Flap Bible Rose Gold Beautifully Embossed KJV Bible Minerals for the Mind: A Study of Romans 12 by Kathy Ashley The Mirror of God's Word: A Biblical View of Physical Beauty by Robin Parton Fret Not: Peace of Mind in Perilous Times by Tim Zacharias Follow Keep the Heart on Instagram Like Keep the Heart on Facebook

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0:00.0	Welcome to this episode of Keep the Heart. If you haven't been to the shop lately at keep
0:04.5	the heart.com, you'll want to pop over and check out the newest devotional book, Apply, Living
0:10.5	What We Learn. We're hearing a lot about this book and how it's inspiring people to handle the
0:16.5	daily life situations wisely. Get your copy of Apply, a 31-day devotional, and Keep The Heart.com.
0:24.5	Now let's talk about conflicts. There are regular conflicts, and then there are messy conflicts.
0:31.7	Regular conflicts are fairly easy to resolve, but messy ones take more time. Messy conflicts are part of the cost of having
0:39.9	relationships. There will be awkward, uncomfortable, embarrassing, infuriating, and even shocking events
0:48.6	that happen in daily life. Maybe you're facing a messy conflict right now. It's like trying to walk over a hot bed of
0:57.3	coals without burning your feet. Anywhere you step, there's heat. Welcome to Keep the Heart
1:08.9	podcast with Francie Taylor.
1:11.6	Francie is an author, teacher, and conference speaker known for sharing biblical insights that are practical and inspiring.
1:20.6	Now back to today's valuable study.
1:34.4	Conflicts are handled wisely when we apply biblical principles, but when we just overreact to situations that we don't like, we're going to reap what we've sown. Galatians 6-8 warns us that he that
1:41.1	soweth to his flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption, but he that soweth to his flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption, but he that sooth to the
1:46.3	spirit shall of the spirit reap life everlasting. Anytime we act out in heated emotional passions,
1:54.0	we're going to have corrupted outcomes. Trouble is human. We see this stated in Job chapter 5 verse 7 where it says,
2:03.3	yet man is born unto trouble as the sparks fly upward. Imperfect people will not have perfect
2:10.6	relationships. The more relationships you have, the more opportunities you have for conflict.
2:17.2	And not everyone has mastered the biblical
2:19.8	practice of appropriate conflict resolution. So that means you may have to face a few toddlers
2:26.3	stuck in adult bodies. Huh, that's not fun. We know that run-ins and strong disagreements happen, but we may make conflicts worse if we're not
2:38.6	handling matters with wisdom. Wisdom comes from God, and he has left us a lifetime supply of
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