Unresolved conflict takes up a tremendous amount of mental and emotional energy. Our culture often advises us that in conflict situations, it is best to dissolve the relationship. This is a temporary solution at best that leaves us with emotional wreckage. In Matthew 5, Jesus makes it clear that being reconciled with the people around us is vitally important in our walk with Him.

Luke 19 describes an encounter between Jesus and Zacchaeus. Because of his meeting with the Lord, and as a result of the interest and concern Jesus had for him, Zacchaeus committed to making things right with anyone he had harmed. Making things right with others is an essential part of being set free and being made whole.