TODAY FOOD FOR THE SOUL Genesis 4:1-12 TODAY'S RHEMA Genesis 4:7 If you do what is right, will you not be accepted? But if you do not do what is right, sin is crouching at your door; it desires to have you, but you must rule over it."
Megan was in a relationship with a young man from her high school for over five years. Her boyfriend's parents didn't have a daughter, so they really loved Megan as if she were their daughter. After being married to him, Megan thought it was a good idea to live with her in-laws because they were kind to her. She was certain that everything would be fine. But, every family must have their own conflicts, that's for certain.
One day, Megan's mother-in-law did something so horrible that Megan was hurt and disappointed with her. From that moment on, Megan chose to stay a distance from her mother-in-law. She didn't want to get hurt again. The once close relationship between them now there was a gap in between them. Month after month, Megan, and her mother-in-law didn't talk to each other, it was like a cold war in a family. Till one day, when Megan was in a Sunday service in the church, the sermon really talked directly to her. She was touched and decided to be a doer of the Word to do good and to be a blessing for her mother-in-law. Gradually, her relationship with her mother-in-law was restored.
As long as we live on earth, there will always conflict that we'll face. Whatever it may be, conflicts may come from family, work, or ministry. There is no perfect human in this world. You will never be able to avoid conflict, but you can choose, you can make a decision to live in a shackle of conflicts or to live free from it.
Cain let himself to be chained in a shackle of conflicts. He was envious of his brother. The shackle of envy led him to kill his brother. Don't let yourself to be chained in a shackle of conflicts but win over the conflict and gain real freedom in life. Beyond every conflict, there is God who shapes, forms, and process you (Proverbs 27:17) so that you will be more to be like Him. REFLECTION Saudara Terkasih, Even though everyone must face conflicts, we still can choose to live free from the shackle of conflicts. APPLICATIONS 1. Did you ever get involved in a conflict that hurts you? 2. Why do you think God let the conflicts come to you? Why does He want you to resolve the conflicts? 3. What can you do to be free from the conflicts?
TODAY'S PRAYER "Lord, I thank You for every conflict that You let it happen to my life. I believe it is the best for me, to let me enter into the process of characters' shaping. I believe that every process is meant to please You. Holy Spirit, remind me to keep overcoming y conflicts. I am willing to do good to everyone who does bad to me. Let Your name be glorified through everything that I do. In Jesus' name, I pray. Amen."
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