è Review: Choosing Your Battles

è Conflict, in this world, is inevitable! (John 16:33)

è Wisdom discerns that forgiveness, reconciliation, trust are not the same. Reconciliation, restoration of a former relationship is not always possible or desired. (Amos 3:3; Acts 15:37-40)

è Love: Fight for it! Love clears perspective; Love frees from fear

(1 John 4:17,18); Love keeps doors open, bridges in place; Loves gives right to be heard.

è Settle it in the Court of Heaven!

• The Righteous Judge; the Advocate; the Counselor

• Father; Son; Holy Spirit: Your Advocate in Heaven (Jesus); Advocate on earth (Holy Spirit)

• Step 1: Humble Myself: Ask the Lord to reveal my motives, methods that are out of His order. Do I insist on, agendas that are out of His order? Do I insist on my way, my time? [Luke 14:11; James 4:6-10; 1 Peter 5:6]

• Release forgiveness from the Forgiver! (Received First)

• Love is Received (Romans 5:8) and given by faith!

• Step 2: Hebrews 4:14-16 …. Come boldly before the Throne! Matthew 16:19: legal resisting/binding of evil agents and agendas.