Lose One Friend,
Lose All Friends,
Lose Yourself.
This quote is from Eric Matthews and it was used in both Boy and Girl Meets World. One thing that is key in both shows is the power of friendship. This particular quote was used in both series when the friends were in conflict, and this quote was used to show how losing one friends can greatly impact you. As people, we change into the people around us, they help shape who we are. But when you lose that friend, you lose a part of who you are. The Bible talks about iron sharpening iron, but when you lose one of the two irons, the other one just goes very dull. Keeping the friends you do have is important.
Now since this quote came up in conflict, I think it is very important to understand how to approach conflict. Ephesians 4:31-32 says, "Let all bitterness and wrath and anger and clamor and slander be put away from you, along with all malice. Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you." If you are angry or bitter, you aren't going to be so willing to listen and to work things through. But when you let kindness and forgiveness in, then progress can be made.
Also it is important to keep this between you and that person. Matthew 18:15 says, "If your brother sins against you, go and tell him his fault, between you and him alone. If he listens to you, you have gained your brother." The conflict is between you and your friends, but when you gossip about it, then you get more people involved who do not necessarily need to be involved. You can have someone who is neutral in the conflict help mediate, but you don't need a conflict with 10, 20 or 100 people.
The last, and probably the most important thing is forgiveness. To move on from this conflict, how ever it is resolved, you need to forgive the other person of what they did. It is important to try and keep you friends with you to help build you up even if you are going through a conflict.
Dear Heavenly Father,
Thank you so much for your forgiveness. I pray I can forgive the people who I have been in conflict with. I pray that I can find true friends who will help me grow, and that I will work to keep them around and not let them just drift away. Thank you Lord for all the friends in my life. Amen.
Lose All Friends,
Lose Yourself.
This quote is from Eric Matthews and it was used in both Boy and Girl Meets World. One thing that is key in both shows is the power of friendship. This particular quote was used in both series when the friends were in conflict, and this quote was used to show how losing one friends can greatly impact you. As people, we change into the people around us, they help shape who we are. But when you lose that friend, you lose a part of who you are. The Bible talks about iron sharpening iron, but when you lose one of the two irons, the other one just goes very dull. Keeping the friends you do have is important.
Now since this quote came up in conflict, I think it is very important to understand how to approach conflict. Ephesians 4:31-32 says, "Let all bitterness and wrath and anger and clamor and slander be put away from you, along with all malice. Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you." If you are angry or bitter, you aren't going to be so willing to listen and to work things through. But when you let kindness and forgiveness in, then progress can be made.
Also it is important to keep this between you and that person. Matthew 18:15 says, "If your brother sins against you, go and tell him his fault, between you and him alone. If he listens to you, you have gained your brother." The conflict is between you and your friends, but when you gossip about it, then you get more people involved who do not necessarily need to be involved. You can have someone who is neutral in the conflict help mediate, but you don't need a conflict with 10, 20 or 100 people.
The last, and probably the most important thing is forgiveness. To move on from this conflict, how ever it is resolved, you need to forgive the other person of what they did. It is important to try and keep you friends with you to help build you up even if you are going through a conflict.
Dear Heavenly Father,
Thank you so much for your forgiveness. I pray I can forgive the people who I have been in conflict with. I pray that I can find true friends who will help me grow, and that I will work to keep them around and not let them just drift away. Thank you Lord for all the friends in my life. Amen.
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