1.8 Flashcards
Relationships suffer for ___ primary reasons: first, if we ___ in doing things that ___ relationships and second, if we ___ to do the things that are ___ to keep relationships well and alive
two, persist, hurt, fail, necessary
We have to be ready and prepared to ___ wrong thinking, ___ negative habits, and ___ poor skills so as to achieve relational ___.
replace, change, improve, progress
Our ___ boil down to __ of ___ (to ___ something is ___, yet we __ it ___) or ___ of ___ (to ___ something is ___ to __, yet we __ __ __)
problems, sins, commission, know, wrong, do, anyway, sins, omission, know, right, do, do it not)
Desiring and praying for better relationships is good, yet it is ___ ___- we must also be open to both __-learn and __-learn.
not enough, un, re
___ ___ ___ do not ___ happen just because of ___ ___ or just because we are ___.
Healthy, strong relationships, automatically, good intentions, saved
___ behaviour, attitudes and words are ___ that cause relationships to ___ and overflow, while ___ behaviour, attitudes and words are ___.
Positive, deposits, prosper, negative, withdrawals
Relationships can also be compared to ___; they grow according to the ___ of ___ sown and according to the ___ the plant and ___ regularly receives.
gardens, kind, seeds, care, soil
Be ___ to be a ___, especially to those of the ___ of ___ (Those who ___ to ___ ___ with ___, the ___)
mindful, blessing, household, faith, belong, God’s family, you, believers
___ puts another person at a ___
Withdrawals, distance
___ is being a ‘___’ without any intent or concern to give in return.
Ingratitude, taker
Meanness (___) is being ___ rude, petty and spiteful in thought, word or actions.
malice, deliberately
Cruelty can be ___ violence or it can be psychological/ ___ abuse, which is just as ___.
physical, emotional, devastating
Cruelty is devastating, and as believers, it is ___ ___- PERIOD.
totally unacceptable
It (betrayal) acts knowingly, willfully, and/or secretly for some type of ___ ___.
personal gain
Moral weakness undermines trust because trust requires a person to be able to ___ __ under ___, in ___ and/or against ___,
stand up, pressure, temptation, opposition
A ___ of ___ self-confidence, especially in those who lead and are authority figures, creates ___ in the follower.
lack, health, insecurities
- ___ in our short-comings, or ___ ___ failure.
Complacency, repetitive, needless
We loose respect even further when we try to ___ the buck or ___ others
pass, blame
Self- ___ or self- ___ causes us to be ___ on our self than others. By it, we take ___ of others so as to ___ discomfort, hardship or work
indulgence, pity, softer, advantage, avoid
Respect (honor) always ___ and ___ the other person up; it ___ tears them ___.
protects, builds, never, down
Sometimes disrespect and dishonour is ___ and up front, other times it is deliberate but ___; it can also be ___.
deliberate, underhanded, unconscious
First, us ___ ___ and ___ ___ about ___; and, second, making ___ and ___ ___ of what the other person ___ about ___.
giving accurate, meaningful disclosure, ourselves, accurate, meaningful interpretations, discloses, themselves
The first most common barrier to understanding is a ___ of , or ___ communication.
lack, inadequate
b) ___ or insecurity.
Inferiority
d) A ___ view of the other person- often based on our ___ perspective
faulty, flawed
g) ___ emotional wounds
unhealed
j) Various forms of ___ mistakes. __ communication is error free, we will all make ___ mistakes on occasion.
genuine, No, some
These are opinions we have or arrive at ___-___- without correct reason, or without having ___ the ___
before- hand, all, details
A breakdown in any relationship that we value is always ___
stressful
b) ___ judgements or jumping to conclusions without the ___ story.
Hasty, full
These conditions cause two basic behaviour patterns: ___ or ___- and we can swing crazily between them both!
fight, flight
The ___ always begins with a frank ___ of our failure.
solution, admission
That must be followed by a ___ to do all we can to ___ it.
readiness, correct
In brief, with the ___ ___ ___ us:
___ we will make honest evaluations and sincerely acknowledge failure- first to ourselves, then to acknowledge and apologize to others, followed by putting genuine effort into making adjustments, doing what is right, and to keep becoming all we ought to be; ___, it will allow us to enjoy relationships at a level we may have never dreamed possible!
Holy Spirit helping, if, then
