Commitment, Compromise & Conflict

Welcome back to “Coffee With the Pastor”. It has been a while since our last coffee break so pour yourself a cup and relax. I am back on a schedule to write each week so you will receive the new weekly updates.

I have spent a great deal of time in prayer and study over the past several months regarding the state of the church and the family. My conclusion is that we have lost our way in both. The family is in dysfunction not because of the church, but in spite of the church. And the church is in dysfunction because of our inability to be committed in relationships. I am sure that sounds a bit harsh but church as usual is not going to change the conflict in our homes, or in our world.

I have just started a new series of messages for the family that starts with “Commitment” on behalf of every believer. Joshua 24:15 “But as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.” The first key to any committed relationship be it with (Christ, your spouse, or your children) is me and not we. In other words every commitment starts with the individual voluntarily and willingly committing to that relationship. At any point in which that relationship is compromised it will eventually lead to conflict. Thus the series; “Commitment, Compromise and Conflict” and unfortunately many in the church today are in conflict rather than commitment.

The question is, how is your relationships?

I will be writing a great deal on this subject over the next few weeks with the intent that God’s Word will strengthen your commitments or bring you out of conflict.

Pastor Ray