Relationships are gifts from God, so we should hold on to them tightly even in times of struggle and conflict. God’s word encourages us to show love and kindness to others. Since God is love, we should also love others. We must fight for our relationships when we understand that divine love binds us. If we observe the Lord, we can discover His mercy in maintaining His relationship with humanity. From the beginning of creation, man disobeyed God, and yet, God always works to preserve relationships. This teaches us that we need love in our hearts to hold on to them.
The story of Ruth and Naomi teaches us a great lesson. Ruth refused to abandon Naomi, her mother-in-law, even when there seemed no hope. Her loyalty and love were rewarded, and she later became part of the lineage of Jesus Christ. This story tells us that true love and commitment can lead to blessings.
The relationship between Jacob and Esau is also another story that teaches us a lesson. Despite their differences and the deception that occurred between them, they eventually reconciled. This story teaches us that forgiveness and reconciliation are possible in relationships. God’s grace can heal our wounds and restore broken hearts.
We need to love others to overcome all negativity in our relationships. Love encompasses all, and we can surely have healthy relationships with others. Dear brothers and sisters, let us not abandon our relationships. Instead, let us seek God’s help, show love and forgiveness, and trust in His plan. God is always with us, guiding us and giving us the strength we need. Dear friends, let us now look at the following Bible passages that speak about not abandoning a relationship.
Ephesians 4:2-3 : —
“With all lowliness meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in loveEndeavouring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace”
Ephesians 4:29 : —
“Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers”
Ephesians 4:31-32 : —
“Let all bitterness, wrath, anger, clamour, evil speaking, be put away from you, with all maliceAnd be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ’s sake hath forgiven you”
Ephesians 5:21 : —
“Submitting yourselves one to another in the fear of God”
Colossians 3:12-14 : —
“Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsufferingForbearing one another, forgiving one another, if any man have a quarrel against any: even as Christ forgave you, so also do yeAnd above all these things put on charity, which is the bond of perfectness”
Colossians 4:6 : —
“Let your speech be always with grace, seasoned with salt, that ye may know how ye ought to answer every man”
Galatians 5:14 : —
“For all the law is fulfilled in one word, even in this; Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself”
Galatians 5:22-23 : —
“But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faithMeekness, temperance: against such there is no law”
Galatians 6:9 : —
“Let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not”
Proverbs 15:1 : —
“A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger”
Proverbs 17:17 : —
“A friend loveth at all times, a brother is born for adversity”
Proverbs 18:24 : —
“A man that hath friends must shew himself friendly: there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother”
Proverbs 27:17 : —
“Iron sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend”
Proverbs 3:3-4 : —
“Let not mercy truth forsake thee: bind them about thy neck; write them upon the table of thine heartSo shalt thou find favour good understanding in the sight of God man”
Romans 12:10 : —
“Be kindly affectioned one to another with brotherly love; in honour preferring one another”
Romans 12:16 : —
“Be of the same mind one toward another. Mind not high things, but condescend to men of low estate. Be not wise in your own conceits”
Romans 12:18 : —
“If it be possible, as much as lieth in you, live peaceably with all men”
Romans 13:8 : —
“Owe no man any thing, but to love one another: for he that loveth another hath fulfilled the law”
Romans 14:19 : —
“Let us therefore follow after the things which make for peace, things wherewith one may edify another”
Romans 15:1 : —
“We then that are strong ought to bear the infirmities of the weak, not to please ourselves”
Ecclesiastes 4:9-10 : —
“Two are better than one; because they have a good reward for their labourFor if they fall, the one will lift up his fellow: but woe to him that is alone when he falleth; for he hath not another to help him up”
John 13:34 : —
“A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another”
John 15:12 : —
“This is my commandment, That ye love one another, as I have loved you”
Philippians 1:9 : —
“This I pray, that your love may abound yet more more in knowledge in all judgment”
Philippians 2:2 : —
“Fulfil ye my joy, that ye be likeminded, having the same love, being of one accord, of one mind”
Philippians 4:6-7 : —
“Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto GodAnd the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts minds through Christ Jesus”
Hebrews 10:24-25 : —
“Let us consider one another to provoke unto love to good worksNot forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is; but exhorting one another: so much the more, as ye see the day approaching”
Hebrews 12:14 : —
“Follow peace with all men, holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord”
Hebrews 13:1-2 : —
“Let brotherly love continueBe not forgetful to entertain strangers: for thereby some have entertained angels unawares”
Matthew 19:6 : —
“Wherefore they are no more twain, but one flesh. What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder”
Matthew 22:39 : —
“The second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself”
Matthew 5:9 : —
“Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God”
Matthew 7:12 : —
“Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them: for this is the law the prophets”
James 1:19 : —
“Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath”
James 2:8 : —
“If ye fulfil the royal law according to the scripture, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself, ye do well”
James 3:17 : —
“But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, easy to be intreated, full of mercy good fruits, without partiality, without hypocrisy”
Luke 6:31 : —
“As ye would that men should do to you, do ye also to them likewise”
Mark 10:9 : —
“What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder”
Psalm 133:1 : —
“Behold, how good how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity”
Titus 3:2 : —
“To speak evil of no man, to be no brawlers, but gentle, shewing all meekness unto all men”