I was just thinking... about each one on this list, and how one or two
missing is noticed.  If relationships were always easy, then we would never
learn to rely on God, we would never want or desire an unconditional love,
and we would never experience just how much difference knowing God's love
and sharing that love can make.  Proving that we are right is not the most
important thing, though I find it hardsometimes to try and understand
another's view when I am convinced I am right,
Rhonda
----- Original Message -----
From: "vinny samarco" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Friday, January 16, 2004 1:20 AM
Subject: Re: relationships


> Hi Ronda,
> Thank you.
> Vinny
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Rhonda Partain" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Thursday, January 15, 2004 3:00 PM
> Subject: relationships
>
>
> > I was just thinking, can't really do to much else, it's to cold.
Anyway,
> I
> > was thinking about relationships, between friends, between marriage
> > partners, between family members, and between church members.  One thing
> all
> > these relationships have in common is that sometimes people are hurt.  I
> > don't know about the rest of you, but I tend to run away from my hurt
> > feelings.  I don't like feeling angry,, or hurt.  I am afraid of saying
> > something that will make things worse, and so I make things worse by
> saying
> > nothing at all.  I just think about the hurt, and the other person may
be
> > unaware it is there.  Recently, I have begun to express to others how I
> > feel.  God has given us a wonderful gift of words, a gift that has such
> > power.  Godused words to create a whole universe from nothing, He took
> away
> > the darkness bysaying "light be", and we too have power, with our words
we
> > can angrily tell another just what we think, an outburst of angry words
> may
> > make us feel better, but it doesn't resolve anything.  I think that if
we
> > are to learn to "love one another", we have to learn how to talk, or
> asthey
> > say in my classes at college, communicate our feelings, and needs to
> > tothers.
> > I think that sometimes God puts us in situations where we are  pushed so
> to
> > speak, we then have to decide whether to try and speak"the truth in
love"
> or
> > say nothing and remain hurt.  I think all of us need to learn how to get
> > along with others, how to disagree with out being disagreeable, and how
to
> > love someone who doesn't think just exactly as we do.
> > It is a scary thing to try and tell someone else we feel hurt, or are
> angry,
> > but how can they know if we do not say.  Hurt feelings and angry
feelings
> > only turn to bitterness and unforgiveness if kept locked away.
> > I was just thinking... and praying that Icould continue to learn how to
> > truly "love others"
> > Rhonda
> >