How to Build
Strong Relationships
Here are key ingredients to work on if you want to build solid relationships with others:
Enjoyment. In solid relationships, people spend time together just for the joy of being together. What they do is not of significance. Unfortunately the busyness of life causes us to forget what a joy this can be.
Respect. How do you build respect? When you don’t let obstacles or circumstances become more important to you than the relationship. When the pressure is on and you still treat them with patience and kindness. When the relationship is struggling and you’re willing to work to preserve it.
Shared experiences. Helen Keller may have been blind, but she had 20/20 vision when it came to relationships: “My friends have made the story of my life. In a thousand ways they have turned my limitations into beautiful privileges, and enabled me to walk serene and happy in the shadow cast by my deprivation.�?/FONT>
Trust. Ralph Waldo Emerson wrote, “The glory of friendship is not just in the outstretched hand nor the kindly smile nor the joy of companionship; it is in the spiritual inspiration that comes to one when he discovers that someone else believes in him and is willing to trust him.�?Paul writes, “Love never fails�?(1 Corinthians 13:7-8).
Reciprocity. All relationships experience ebb and flow. Sometimes one person is the primary giver, sometimes the other is. But a solid relationship will always be two-sided. “Be kindly affectionate to one another with brotherly love, in honor giving preference to one another: not lagging in diligence, fervent in spirit, serving the Lord.�?(Romans 12:10-11)
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