Mar 02 2008
Putting reconciliation to the test
Last night, I got to put to the test what I had learned for the past week on how to reconcile. Out of all the people, it had to be Yantie. She didn’t like my tone when I talked to her, and we got into a major argument over a minor misunderstanding. The words that she used were painful and hurtful. She did it because she felt the same way about me yelling at her. I felt like Job being put through the test. It felt like the end. I didn’t have any other choice but to plead for God’s help in keeping our marriage together. I had to offer peace offering and begged to reconcile our differences. I had to absorb my pain, as she did, when she gave me another chance. I didn’t want to waste our relationship and I agreed on being quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to anger. I also vowed not to raise my voice to her again.
I must remember this day. It’s the day that reconciliation is the key to any resolution in conflict.
