How should issues be resolved in the church? They should be resolved according to how Christ would resolve them. They are the following ways:
Confront the person with whom you have an issue with. My way of approaching someone is Praise the Lord, may I speak with you? Always start off in a nice, sweet, positive, calm, and simple way. If you start off positive, it will end positively.Don't come off as strong, defensive, or negative (it wont end in a positive way).
When you talk with that person don't blame the person. Say I feel this way when you talked to me in this tone or I would appreciate it if you talked with me this way instead...
When you talk with the person, make sure you get everything off your chest that bothered you when that person did such and such. If you don't get everything off your chest, then you will continue to be bothered by what he or she did or said to you.
Respect the person you are talking to. Don't just say anything in any kind of manner and don't approach them in any kind of way. Don't give them the wrong vibe, which would be a negative vibe. (Reminder: Negative attitude= Negative Outcome).
Show compassion. Be willing to forgive. Say sorry if you did something to them. They should apologize if they did you wrong.
Sometimes you will come across people that will not acknowledge their wrongdoings. What you can do is just tell them you were upset with this..blah blah and just pray for them. Remember, no matter what you have to keep going on with your life.
If you hold things in or fester, you are going to suffer. Holding grudges makes you bitter and turns you into a person that you don't want to be. It's so much easier to forgive and forget, rather than hold stuff in and not forgive. Forgiving is asking for freedom for the hurts you encountered with someone or someone who did you wrong. Ask God for forgiveness. If you did that person wrong, ask for their forgiveness. In the end, if you choose to forgive God is going to work it out where you will forget what that person did to you.
Another thing to add: Talk to the person in person, do not email an issue to them (most people cant determine the tone in an email conversation, so its better to talk in person/ some statements can come off offensive to them).
Don't text an issue either.
It's okay to talk about the issue over the phone, but it's better to do it in person.
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