Relationships

Want to grow as a friend and spouse? The path starts in Ephesians 4, where Christ’s example shapes how we speak, serve, and forgive.

It is one thing to love someone the way you love yourself. It is completely different to love someone the way Jesus loves you. This begs me to ask - how has Jesus loved you?

When opinions clash, friendships often suffer. Here are six ways to speak the truth in love, preserve peace, and let Christ lead your conversations.

Discover the vital role of community in faith, as biblical teachings and personal experiences reveal its purpose: to strengthen our reliance on God, not create dependence on people. Explore how true biblical community sharpens us and prepares us to stand firm in faith, even when relationships shift or disappear, by anchoring us in the unchanging truth of God.

When dating feels silent, God may be doing His deepest work. Learn how to use this quiet season to reset your emotions, hear His voice, and find clarity about your worth and future.

When a rift occurs between two parties and we can’t reach reconciliation, we do not need to feel ashamed. We do need to consider how to move forward. Here are seven things to do when you can’t fix a relationship.

What God calls us to do in honoring our parents is to honor what a mother and a father are supposed to be in our lives, honoring first the most loving Father in our lives, God. Loving Him first allows us to see ways we can love and honor our parents even if they haven’t been honorable to us.

Forgiveness and reconciliation are interconnected, but forgiveness alone doesn’t reconcile people. Reconciliation requires something more.

Becket Cook looks at the story of Amy Grant hosting her niece’s lesbian wedding on her farm. Amy calls it love, but what is love according to the Bible?

Our job is to love people towardsJesus and the Church instead of turning them away. So how do we do that while honoring God and our own convictions throughout all?

... receiving God's forgiveness is intertwined with our willingness to forgive others. This mutual dependency underscores the importance of a forgiving heart, suggesting that our own spiritual well-being is connected to how we treat others

We must not rely on what our hearts are saying or the coined encouragement the world offers to "follow your heart" but instead look to God to reveal in His timing and ways His will for our lives-including romantic relationships. Trust that if He has revealed and made His Will clear for you to be in a romantic relationship, even if there is a gap, He has a purpose and a plan.

God’s forgiveness of our sins is always complete and lasting. But our forgiveness of others may sometimes need to be renewed. If old feelings resurface, we may once again feel the weight of unforgiveness.

Your relationship might not be fixedovernight, but with time, effort, and energy, the relationship could bestrongerthan everin the future.There is also the chance that the individual you are trying to fix things with willnotwant toseeortalkto you.If this is true for you, respect their decision. Give them time, and don't push them. They will let you know if they want to talk with you in the future.

It is best to be prepared ahead of time in order to face the death of our loved ones as well as we need to know how to help others when their loved ones pass away. If you know someone who recently had a loved one pass away, here are five prayers for them.