I’m Sorry

Live in harmony with each other. Don't be too proud to enjoy the company of ordinary people. And don't think you know it all!

ROMANS 12:16 NLT

MOST relationships have been restored to complete health or completely severed by the use, or not, of two small but powerful words: I'm sorry.

When what we have said or done has been the reason for a break in relationship and pride has kept us from having a repentant heart, we begin to give birth to a hardened heart. Pride can be dangerous.

Let's look at some reasons why: Merriam-Webster defines pride as "the quality or state of being proud: such as inordinate self-esteem: conceit."

Wikipedia defines pride as "a negative connotation referring to a foolishly and irrationally corrupt sense of one's personal value, status, or accomplishment."

Pride by its own definition hampers one's own ability to be able to accurately view one's own value without being overly conceited and judgmental toward another. In turn this can be destructive to building a healthy relationship and makes it more difficult to admit wrong.

In Scripture we find Paul encouraging the church of Colossae, even while in prison, to show compassion and forgiveness toward one another. In Colossians 3:13-14 (NASB) he writes,

"Bearing with one another, and forgiving each other, whoever has a complaint against anyone; just as the Lord forgave you, so also should you. Beyond all these things put on love, which is the perfect bond of unity."

We can begin a language such as Paul admonished through his teachings and writings by the use of just two words...'m sorry... and these words cannot be said if pride is present.

Tangible Takeaway

Only one question, but you have to process it and spend time with God for the answer: Is pride keeping you from saying I'm sorry?

*Excerpt from “We’re Still in This: 90 Healthy Truths for Happy Relationships” by Susan Goss