When I was doing my A levels I worked in a local mexican restaurant as a waiter. There was one thing that we always had to remember. The customer was always right. As staff we needed to remember that we were there to make the customer feel as at home as possible. We wanted to treat them exactly how we wanted to be treated if we went out for a meal. The service we provided was often the catalyst in encouraging the customer to return.
Building good, strong relationships needs to be based on treating others how we would wish to be treated. We can't expect people to be friends with us if all we ever do is treat them like dirt or give them abuse. Friendships take time and effort, but they also take care.
The Bible teaches us that good friends respond to needs of others. The question is do you see your friends needs and respond, or do you get up and walk to the other way. I think that as we start building good close friendships that we need to see people as Jesus sees them. That means looking past the ideas we have about friendships and start treating them differently. Trusting them again, forgiving someone or even reconnecting with an old friend. Jesus provided the perfect rule for healthy relationships; ‘Whatever you want others to do to you, do also to them’.
Building good, strong relationships needs to be based on treating others how we would wish to be treated. We can't expect people to be friends with us if all we ever do is treat them like dirt or give them abuse. Friendships take time and effort, but they also take care.
The Bible teaches us that good friends respond to needs of others. The question is do you see your friends needs and respond, or do you get up and walk to the other way. I think that as we start building good close friendships that we need to see people as Jesus sees them. That means looking past the ideas we have about friendships and start treating them differently. Trusting them again, forgiving someone or even reconnecting with an old friend. Jesus provided the perfect rule for healthy relationships; ‘Whatever you want others to do to you, do also to them’.
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