God wants us to have a true and healthy relationship with others and Himself!
If we are in unhealthy relationships then we can not have a healthy relationship with God. Matthew 5:23 says that if you have anything against your brother or he against you then you are to go and fix it right away because you can not have a healthy relationship with Him until you do.
If you are in a relationship that is controlling, mean, abusive (verbally or physically) or only caring about getting your own needs met neglecting the needs of others, then you will become an angry, selfish, loveless, greedy person and God doesn't want that for our lives. If you are the receiver of such a relationship then it will cause you to become , bitter, angry, vengeful, distrusting and these qualities will keep you from gain a healthy insight to the relationship that God wants to have with you. These types of relationship leave no room for God to be a part of your life. If you find that you are one or the other of these cases then you need to say this isn't working , let's see what we can do to fix this. You will need to repent of the wrong relationship , ask the other person and God for forgiveness, then you will need to renew your relationship to a healthy more genuine relationship, and finally you will need to restore your relationship between you , the other person and God to the kind of relationship that God created us to have.God wants us to have healthy, relationships, ones that are built on love, trust, selflessness, honor and respect. This is the kind of relationships that we were created for.
God wants us to accept people and love them as He loves us. When Jesus went to the cross for our sins and salvation did He first ask us to go change who or what we are before He would die for us? No, He loved us right where we are at and died for us anyway. And it is because of this incredibly sacrificial love that we receive salvation and our hearts desire is to do and be all that He desires of us. This is the kind of relationship we were created for.If we can't have a healthy relationship with others then how are we going to have a healthy one with God?
Romans 14:17 says that *The kingdom of heaven is righteousness, peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.* These are the 3 types of relationships that God has created us for:
1) righteousness- The right relationship with God.
2) peace- The right relationship with others.
3) joy- The right relationship with our inner self.
When we have healthy, true relationships with ourselves and others, we will find that our relationship with God will take on a much deeper dimension. In Acts chapter 2 we see how real power came into the church. It was through the relationships of the believers , and it resulted in extra-ordinary growth in the church. We call it REVIVAL!!!
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