Conflict means to have a clash of ideas or to disagree with another person. Conflict comes to bring change in us or to the other person or both.

Here are some questions you can ask yourself when conflict comes into our relationships.

How did it start?

Have I taken ownership of the part I played?

Why is the conflict happening?

How can I grow from this?

What was my attitude during the conflict?

How can we use this conflict to establish balance in our lives and the lives of others?

Conflict will set things in order, help us establish boundaries, give us new perspective and promote spiritual and personal growth in us and the other person.

Conflict will always bring other strong feelings into the picture, such as anger, division, rebellion and strife. Conflict will make us angry, but we must not allow ourselves to stay in that place. When anger comes quickly, recognize it, forgive others, and yourself, and move beyond this to the real problem.

Remember to state your feeling and allow the other person to state theirs. Never allow your feeling to dictate your final decisions. Remember to bring LOVE back in the situation. LOVE will bring healing, peace, and LOVE will become greater than the conflict. Know there is no conflict or problem that is greater than the Power of God’s Love.

Let’s talk about conflict. Please add comments about your own relationship issues or concerns.