Nov

Relational Healing Seminar

Over the past weekend, the Taiwan Navigator staff and close ministry partners, about 60 people, met for a weekend seminar about Biblical relational healing. In hopes of building stronger Biblical relationships so we can all better live in a “discipling from the inside out” way.

The seminar concentrated on our relationships with God, others, and how Satan may attempt to disrupt relationships. Some of the key points I took home from the weekend focused on our responsibility as Christians to go and try to make a relationship that is hurting or in conflict better. The responsibility is not only for the person who committed a wrong to forgive, but also the person that was wronged to go share how they were hurt (Matthew 5:23-24 and Matthew 18:15). This is also above and beyond the commandment by God to make every effort to keep unity in relationships (Ephesians 4:3). I think this generally is a very unnatural approach to dealing with hurt relationships; most people commonly run away, try to ignore, or assign blame when confronted with hurt and conflict. The true Biblical approach is to see the conflict as an opportunity and assignment from God which can produce spiritual growth through the discovery of sinful attitudes and practices.

Ultimately, the only answer for relational healing is through forgiveness. Forgiveness involves releasing another of a liability, canceling a debt, offering a pardon without resentment or desire for revenge. Completely reflecting what Jesus did in love for every sinner by dying on the cross. I pray that I can continue to learn how to apply this throughout my life since it is impossible to live life without relationships!

John 13:34-35 ”A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another: just as I have loved you, you also are to love one another. By this all people will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.”

Bill sharing