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Key Element for Thriving Relationships-Building Up Neighbors

August 23rd, 2022

JOHN SHIRK – Today’s Key Element for Thriving Relationships is building up our neighbors.

Our neighbor does not have to be confined to the person who lives beside us. A neighbor can be someone who works beside us, or worships at church beside us. A neighbor can be anyone we encounter in a given day.

Romans 15:2 says, “Each of us should please our neighbors for their good, to build them up.”

This can happen through a word of encouragement, or a service that meets a particular need. It might mean offering a listening ear when they have something to share with us. Or it might involve giving a gift that would be meaningful for them. Relationships are much healthier when we approach someone with the attitude of “what can I do for you?” rather than, “what can I get from you?”

Building Up our Neighbors for their good is a key element for thriving relationships that honor God.

John Shirk

john@wjtl.com




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