Sometimes the hardest people to love can be the ones who are closest to you. I know I don’t get as frustrated with my friends as I do with my family. But I believe that the God Girl has to make an amazing effort to bring peace to the home. In fact, you’ve probably heard it a million times that you MUST “honor your father and your mother, so that you may live for a long time in the land the Lord your God is giving you” (Exodus 20:12). Honoring them means that you don’t argue with them in anger or bitterness, don’t roll your eyes or ignore them, but give them the respect God commands you to give them. It’s okay to discuss differences and disagreements, but you must always respect them as the authority over you, like a boss or a teacher. But how does loving your family look? You’ve probably heard this all before, but still had your share of family drama. In God Girl book, the author share some help and here are some things to think about when it comes to your family:
1. Ask yourself what God want to teach you through this person or problem - Be real! Your life will never grow if you aren’t willing to look at your problems and take some of the blame or at least some action towards making them better.
2. Apologize – an apology covers up a lot of problems. When you fight with your family, apologize. You can surely find something you did wrong. It will help soften the situation.
3. Don’t escalate the conflict – think about your relationship with God. How does He want you to react? This doesn’t depend on how others are acting but on what would please God.
4. Be willing to be wronged – Jesus never fought back when ppl accused Him of things. He didn’t argue. So why you have to? Be willing to be wrong in someone’s eyes, knowing that God knows your heart.
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