today was one of those interesting days where it was a mix of awesome with sunshine, warmth and me scoring a huge collection of music, movies and videos from a friends hard drive; and somberness as i finally had a conversation with my friend about our strained relationship. at the end of this day, i can say that the good vastly outweighs the bad.
what i learned is that it's always best to address things from the very beginning because when left to your own devices, you will create your own narrative. for better or worse, we cannot read minds. and if you don't know what's going on it's always best to just ask. hopefully, both parties are willing to talk. we're told in the bible to seek reconciliation immediately because if you go to your brother one on one and address the issue, you've won your brother. god has been telling me to walk that out. in the past, i've not been so gracious when relationships have gone awry. it was something god wanted to perfect in me. and in this situation, i was obedient. i won my sister and the connecting relationships will be saved as a result.
that doesn't make me superior in this situation. my friend has a perspective in this as well and her perspective is not wrong. we just saw things differently. but me saying yes to god and doing what he told me to do rather playing out my emotions left the door open for healing and path for moving forward. for that i'm glad. and thankful.
i can't speak for other people (i can't read their minds, after all!) but i can say that i'll sleep well tonight because i know restoration is not only possible, it's happening. we'll be alright. and next time i'm in a situation where i feel hurt, betrayed or whatever, i'll be faster in divorcing myself from my emotions so i can hear from god and obey him. he knows what he's doing. it's time i act like i know that for a fact!
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