Relationships

All relationships have challenges; the best ones are those in which each partner is committed, open, and agrees to work at bettering it. Those in relationship must realize that all partners change as time progresses. As the relationship grows, one or both partners may become frustrated or hurt at times due to actions done or words said by the other. In human relationships, there are usually some opinions correct and some partial, or incorrect. When the inevitable conflict arises, hopefully, a compromise can be reached and the relationship remains healthy. A human’s greatest relationship is with God and has a different dynamic. The creator God is always correct and humans must strive to accept this and mold their preferences to match His. In order to pilot this change, Christians have the Holy Spirit living within them; any further sin will not cause the Holy Spirit to leave, He is committed to us. He will help us remember things from scripture to guide us along the way; yet we must agree to follow. If we are honest, we sometimes feel frustration and anger toward God. Many times the root of this tension is that our preferences are not being honored. Perhaps we are hurt by this, but we can be confident it is for our best. We must allow the Holy Spirit to guide us. We can rebel and resist His guidance (Isa. 63:10; Acts 7:51) or even grieve Him (Eph. 4:30). He is hurt when we attempt to stifle or quench [extinguish a fire] His goal of guiding us to be more dedicated (1 Thess. 5:19). We must not turn our backs on Him and consistently deny Him or we might be in danger of blaspheming the Holy Spirit (Heb. 10:29). The Holy Spirit wants to help us become more dedicated to God, or more holy. His desire must be accepted and His direction followed willingly by us.