Relationships!

I am reminded today how hard relationships in a broken world can be. Even when there is no one to blame people are still hurt. It can leave you feeling so disillusioned about the world and about God.

But I guess one thing we do know is that God is good. He is the source of love and relationships and he is in control. He is also a faithful God in whom we can trust when things are difficult and painful. I guess we need to keep reminding ourselves that the sin in this world is caused by our rebellion against God and that God created us to be in a relationship with him.

If we know God as our Father and Jesus as our Lord and Saviour although there will be pain in relationships in this world we can look forward to the time when God "will wipe every tear from [our] eyes. There will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things [will have] passed away" (Rev 21:4). There will be a time when relationships will only ever be good. We will be in a perfect relationship with our God and in perfect relationships with each other. But until that time we need to work hard at loving God and showing his love to those around us.

Let's keep working hard at our relationships. Praying continually to the God who created this world and who loves us. And let's seek to put others needs before our own. This is how we should live as children of God. And finally let's always remember to seek forgiveness when we sin and to forgive those who hurt us.