Have
you ever really blown it in the way you handled a relationship or a
relationship situation? You made a serious mistake or mistakes that caused
damage to the other person and the relationship and you know it. You feel sorry
now and regret the mistakes and wonder what you can do to repair the situation.
Sometimes you can go back and make it right with the person. Sometimes not.
If
you can, by all means go to the person and apologize and make things right the
best you can. It’s best of course to do that as soon as possible after an
offense. However, even if it’s been a long time ago you can still bring healing
with an apology.
Next,
do your best to be faithful in the area you failed the person. This will
rebuild and restore the trust that has been broken.
If
you can’t go to that person or make a situation right, determine to make
different and better choices in future relationship.
God knew we
would not be perfect. He knew we would make mistakes and so He gives second chances and ways
to redeem ourselves. Though the pain of the consequences may be real, you can
learn from your mistake. You can turn around and make better choices and regain
honor by being faithful in the very area you were weak in before.
Is that cool or what?
"Through love and faithfulness sin is atoned for; through the fear of the LORD a man avoids evil."
Proverbs 16:6 (NIV)
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