Building Strong Relationships
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d created us for relationship! Relationship with Him. Relationship with one another. Family. Friends. Employers. Employees. Clients. Personal relationships. Business relationships.
That’s all good and well…until our humanity flexes its muscles and creates cracks in the mortor, eroding friendships, spiritual stamina, marriages, and other relationships.
In Philippians, the Apostle Paul lays out Jesus’ masterplan for building and maintaining strong relationships.
“In your relationships with one another, have the same attitude of mind Christ Jesus had: who, being in very nature God, did not consider equality with God something to be used to His own advantage; rather, He made Himself nothing by taking the very nature of a servant, being made in human likeness.” Philippians 2:5-7, NIV
Following Jesus’ example, what is at the core of building strong relationships?
1. Humility. Jesus, regardless of His heavenly status, didn’t use His status to His own advantage. (Proverbs 16:18)
2. Servanthood. Humbling Himself, Jesus became a servant, caring more about the needs of others than His own. (Luke 22:7)
Is there a Bible verse that is especially helpful as you work to build strong relationships?
© 2012 Mona Hodgson, Author and Speaker
