I know first hand that one of our greatest frustrations in life is when we don’t see things the way someone else sees them. Differences can be a cause of great delight at times, but they can also cause a lot of agony. You and i need to realize that our creator has made us different and then we need to appreciate our differences.
From the very beginning of the scriptures, “God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them” (Genesis 1:27 NIV). Men and women are different physically, but also in the way we work, think, shop, even watch TV – we do everything differently. And we should be grateful for those differences. But our differences go beyond our genders.
If two people agree on everything, one of them isn’t necessary in that relationship. The fact is that God has put you in a relationship – be it marriage or a good friendship – where you probably look at life differently from each other or have different backgrounds. Because of that, you each bring things to the relationship that could not be there otherwise.
We are different so we can complement each other, complete each other, and strengthen each other.
When you and i accept each other for our differences, it helps our relationship. Why? Because we’re accepting the fact that we are different so we can learn from each other and grow in relationship to each other.
It’s easy to talk about relationships when everything is going great, but what do you do when things are headed in the wrong direction? How do you turn around a relationship?
The starting point for turning your relationships around is to embrace your differences.
What are your thoughts on differences? Can you tolerate someone who sees things differently than you? Can you embrace the idea that you may not always right?
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Men are from Mars and women are from Venus. That's so true and actually a book for relationship seminar.
http://books.google.com/books?printsec=frontcover&id=W9_UECpgmQ8C#v=onepage&q&f=false
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