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When you find yourself in a relationship, whether at home or at work that is charged with tension, ask God into the situation. Prayer does change things!
God will give you the wisdom you need to make changes in tense relationships. His Word reveals practical insight. The communication cycle starts in your heart. You can only change yourself yet that change will very often foster changes in the relationships around you.
Recognize that the overflow of your mouth comes from the attitude of your heart.
“Out of the overflow of the heart the mouth speaks” (Luke 6:45b).
– Ask God to give you a desire to change the attitude of your heart toward the person you are in tense communication with. Ask Him to help you see that person through His eyes. Ask Him for a kind heart.
– Ask God to first meet the needs of your heart. Past hurts buried there often become the filters we put the words of others through. Recognize what is true about yourself and what is not. Ask God to give you clarity of understanding. Ask Him to begin the healing process of the deep hurts that may have become your filters.
– Ask God to give you a willingness to change in spite of all the justification of your own heart to respond negatively.
God, You know the tense cycle that exists in my communication in this relationship. I know that it takes two to work this out yet I know I can only work on change in me. Help me to examine my heart and allow You to touch me and begin to heal me. Give me a new attitude and the power of Your Holy Spirit to respond differently. I need You Lord and I thank you for caring enough to help me. In Jesus’ name I pray, amen.
Questions: Which relationships that you’re in could use God’s intervention? Would you like us to pray with you about them?
About this Author: Gail Rodgers
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i would like prayers for my daugher in law who has a drug problem and thiks God can not help her
Gail, Thank you so much for this devtional. Just what I needed, especially as I began this teaching assignment, and it has been a lot of work! I do pray for God’s continual mercy & grace in my workplace, family, & in those particular relationships with which I’ve experienced some strain. Thank you for listing out specific steps to pray for, I love seeing practical things like that.
God bless, sister. In Christ.
Dear Heavenly Father I just bring Sharons Daughter-in-law before You right now. Jesus You see this drug problem that she has and Lord Jesus I just Pray that You would reach out and touch her. First Lord I pray that she would come to know You as Lord and Savior of her Life and know and believe beyond a shadow of a doubt that You and You alone can and will help her with her drug problem if she is willing to do her part. Just minister to her, touch and change her life. Use Sharon to be an encouragement and support for her. I just pray Dear Jesus that You will do Mighty things in her life In Faith Believing I Pray these things. Amen! Hugs, Linda!!!
This is a wonderful devotional and it truly helps me. I have a tense relationship with my husband of all people. This will help me to pray for him and our marriage. Thank you.
gail, thank you for this devotional. thank you for the wonderful prayer as i felt a connection to the subject. sharon, there is power in numbers and the Lord will be there for your daughter in law. maria, i too, HAD a very tense relationship with, of all people, my husband of 20 years. i say ‘had’. our relationship today is one of a Godly reunion as it was meant to be. the Lord not only came into my life, but re-newed my husband’s spiritual life as well. my husband was the sounding board for many years, today, I let go and let God.