Resolving Issues

 Every day it seems I observe problems and issues that people have or create that could be avoided or solved if they knew and followed the Word of God.

For instance when someone has an issue with someone. What do I observe most people do most of the time? They get offended, brood on their offense, gossip about it and blast the person on social media.

The saddest part is that none of these things that they do actually make them feel better long term or resolve the issue. Sure one can feel better after they have blasted out their grievances about someone on social media but that doesn’t last long. The offense remains and left unattended turns to bitterness.

Now let’s look at the God way of doing things.

Matt 18:15-17

“Moreover if your brother sins against you, go and tell him his fault between you and him alone. If he hears you, you have gained your brother. But if he will not hear, take with you one or two more, that by the mouth of two or three witnesses every word may be established.’ And if he refuses to hear them, tell it to the church. But if he refuses even to hear the church, let him be to you like a heathen and a tax collector.

Here’s a simple 3 step process. Actually the vast majority of issues could be resolved with step number 1. Just simply going to the person who has offended you. Most of the time doing this solves the problem. A lot of times there was just a misunderstanding or the person who did the offending didn’t know or understand that they had done anything wrong.

Honestly how is you or I gossiping about someone or blasting them on social media ever going to fix anything? Considering that the person doesn’t see your posts I doubt that it will amount to anything.

Yet actually going to them has the strong possibility of not only resolution but helping them to do better. If you just attack someone they are going to defend themselves but if you come to actually resolve things you get a different response.

Also when you go to the person you may find out that you were in the wrong which gives you the opportunity to correct and keeps you from embarrassing yourself by putting out incorrect information.

I don’t care how smart you are, how many degrees you have, how many years of study you have done. NOTHING trumps the wisdom of God.