Who ever heard of forgiveness and starting over? Who ever heard of mending relationships (friendships, dating, engaged couples, married couples, family, Coworkers)? I have…so let me raise my hand. Do we really have to do this? Do we have a choice? We all have choices to make in life. For those of us who call ourselves believers…reconciliation is a ministry that the Lord gave us. He also reconciled us back to him! Don’t believe me? Check it out: 2 Corinthians 5:18-19 says this, “All this is from God, who through Christ reconciled us to himself and gave us the ministry of reconciliation; that is, in Christ God was reconciling the world to himself, not counting their trespasses against them, and entrusting to us the message of reconciliation.” Thats the ESV version. Sometimes I read the word in different versions to make sure Im understanding! Even though what I stated was clear, here is another version (GW Translation). “God has done all this. He has restored our relationship with Him through Christ, and has given us this ministry of restoring relationships. In other words, God was using Christ to restore His relationship with humanity. He didn’t hold people’s faults against them, and He has given us this message of restored relationships to tell others.” How hard can that be right? HARD! Is your relationship with your parents broken? RESTORE IT. What about my marriage? RESTORE IT. My friendship? RESTORE IT. I get it, I get it..they hurt you. I have been hurt too. I have been hurt in all areas and so bad my FLESH did not want to restore…but because of my faith and relationship with the Lord…I made the choice to restore. I want to make sure we really get the definition of reconciliation. The dictionary definition says that reconciliation means “the act of coming to an understanding and putting an end to hostility, as when former enemies agree to an amicable truce.” So what that means is, Bianca had to come to the understanding that people are human who are going to make mistakes, and sometimes act up in flesh because they are not GOD. HUMANITY is flawed, but God is not. Knowing that makes it easier to forgive and reconcile, ESPECIALLY IN MARRIAGE (for those who are married). Bianca had to decide to put an end to the hostility. You can decide that as well. Let the spirit lead you. You will know when it’s time. In in the meantime, continue to work on yourself and work daily to become a better you. I know I am. I don’t do it for me because its not about me. Its about God and what He wants. Obedience will always be better than sacrifice (1 Samuel 15:22). Think. Meditate. Decide.