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Why Relationships Crash & Burn
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1. Change
2. Neglect - Need to be maintained
3. Betrayal - Lost of Trust
Psalm 41:9 - Even my best friend, the one I trusted most, the one who
shared my food, has turned against me.
Proverbs 27:9 - … a sweet friendship refreshes the soul.
Lessons from Wreckage of
Relationships
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Don't allow past wrecks to damage future friendships.
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Ecclesiastes 4:10 - If one person falls, the other can
reach out and help. But people who are alone when the fall are
in real trouble.
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Proverbs 27:9
- Friendships are necessary for a healthy life.
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Commit to the hard work of relationships.
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Ephesians 4: 1-2 - Therefore I … beg you to lead a life
worthy of your calling, for you have been called by God. Be
humble and gentle. Be patient with each other, making allowance
for each other's faults because of your love.
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Value others more than yourself.
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Philippians 2: 3-4 - Don't be selfish; don't live to
make a good impression on others. Be humble, thinking of others
as better than yourself. Don't think only about your own
affairs, but be interested in others, too, and what they are
doing.
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Practice reckless forgiveness.
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Ephesians 4:32 - Be gentle with one another, sensitive.
Forgive one another as quickly and thoroughly as God in Christ
forgave you.
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Commit to go the distance.
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Proverbs 17:17 - Friends love through all kinds of
weather, and families stick together in all kinds of trouble.
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