Hey everyone, we're so glad you're here with us today on Pastor Rick's Daily Hope. Rick is sharing

biblical wisdom that we need to have great relationships. And let's admit it, we can all use that.

All right, let's jump right in as Pastor Rick shares part two of a message called Resolving Conflict.

Now, the first thing you have to do is deal with your fear or you're never going to take the initiative. The second thing you're going to have to

deal with is you're going to have to deal with the timing. Timing is everything in conflict resolution.

You've got to do it at the right time. Now you say, okay, fine. When they're ready

and they come to me, I'll deal with it. No, that's a cop out. You take the initiative. Would you

write this down? It's always my move. It's always my move in conflict management, conflict resolution. God expects you to take the first step. That's called being a peacemaker.

Now, Jesus talks about this in the sermon on the mount. And in Matthew chapter 5, verse 22 and 23, he teaches this principle of take the initiative.

It's the first key to conflict management.

He says in Matthew 523, if you're standing before the altar and the temple, now what's he talking about here?

You're at worship.

It's what you're doing right now.

If you're standing before the altar in the temple, okay, if you go to church to go to worship

and you're giving an offering to God and you suddenly remember that somebody has something against you,

notice it's not, you've got a problem, it's they got a problem with you.

So either way, you take the initiative.

You remember that somebody has something against you.

You leave your offering.

Leave your offering there beside the altar.

Go at once, circle at once.

Go at once and first be reconciled to that person, then come and offer your gift to God.

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