PROTECTING PRECIOUS FRIENDSHIPS Make The First Move You are to covet gifts, you don't wait for them to move towards you. This is what the scriptures teach us to do : To act with urgency when goodly relationships begin to slip beyond our grapple. The Relationships and friendships we develop with the people we know are precious gifts from God, and if the presence of that person makes you better and prolific in your endeavors, the onus and duty lies on you to covet and earnestly desire to seek every possible way to protect that gift with all you've got. Earnestly desire spiritual gifts, have an attitude of urgency. And if you offend or misstep, apologize and don't ever leave anything to the void of assumption. Put aside diplomacy and express your desire for stability in that friendship. Gifts must be coveted, you should always show that you value that friendship and relationship with every bit of your being, go to every length to make it stand ...
YOU CAN BE BETTER, YES YOU CAN Moving Past Mistakes & Regrets You cannot reverse the process of decay, but you sure can slow down the process of further decay in a living tissue. You can't alter the taste of fresh meat gone bad, but you can subject it to low temperatures and nitrogen-enriched environments that inhibit further decay. There are habits and past mistakes you cannot undo nor erase, it's already happened, you cannot reverse it, but you can stop it from continuing. There are compromising situations and unhealthy patterns your flesh has tasted, and you cannot undo that chemistry, all you can do is to deny that thing power over you by moving on and getting better in new environments. The past should pass away to you, so you can enjoy and live with the present for the future. Give no excuses for attitudes and habits you can stop in the present, "it's happened before" doesn't justify it happening again. To begin with : Quit bla...