Ever feel like relationships are hard to navigate sometimes? Sometimes I try so hard to figure out just the right words to say and talk through a situation. Spending time getting quiet can really be the best remedy for messy situations. Taking a step back from all the emotion, frustration and exhaustion to sit quietly with Jesus can do more to get out of a mess in a relationship. Many times I realize that the real issue is not with someone else, but the devil trying to destroy.
1 Peter 5:8-9a, “Be alert and of sober mind. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour. Resist him, standing firm in the faith …” (NIV).
Ephesians 6:12, “For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.” (NIV)