Do you need to make amends with a friend? - Bluidkiti's Alcohol and Drug Addictions Recovery Help/Support Forums

bluidkiti · 02-06-2014, 11:40 AM

This is my command: Love each other. (NLT) John 15:17

Do you need to make amends with a friend? Take the time to express yourself and share your feelings. Once you've done this, then begin to work at building the relationship back. Be careful not to linger on the hurts. Be graceful and extend honor to the other person by giving them the benefit of the doubt. Care for your friend out of love.

Daily Bible Devotion

MajestyJo · 02-06-2014, 12:33 PM

Amends isn't about saying, "I am sorry." It is about looking at our behaviours and changing them so we don't continue doing what we use to do. It is about change. Not about the other person, but for our own well being. The person deserves an amend, yet when we share with them, they are quite often not aware and/or are very forgiving. Fear can keep us from this very important step to healing.

02-06-2014, 11:40 AM	#1
bluidkiti Administrator Join Date: Aug 2013 Posts: 73,678	Do you need to make amends with a friend? This is my command: Love each other. (NLT) John 15:17 Do you need to make amends with a friend? Take the time to express yourself and share your feelings. Once you've done this, then begin to work at building the relationship back. Be careful not to linger on the hurts. Be graceful and extend honor to the other person by giving them the benefit of the doubt. Care for your friend out of love. Daily Bible Devotion __________________ "No matter what you have done up to this moment, you get 24 brand-new hours to spend every single day." --Brian Tracy AA gives us an opportunity to recreate ourselves, with God's help, one day at a time. --Rufus K. When you get to the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on. --Franklin D. Roosevelt We stay sober and clean together - one day at a time! God says that each of us is worth loving.

02-06-2014, 12:33 PM	#2
MajestyJo Super Moderator Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Hamilton, ON Posts: 25,078	Amends isn't about saying, "I am sorry." It is about looking at our behaviours and changing them so we don't continue doing what we use to do. It is about change. Not about the other person, but for our own well being. The person deserves an amend, yet when we share with them, they are quite often not aware and/or are very forgiving. Fear can keep us from this very important step to healing. __________________ Love always, Jo I share because I care.

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