1.8 Flashcards
(34 cards)
Relationships suffer for ___ primary reasons: first, if we ___ in doing things that ___ relationships and second, if we ___ to do the things that are ___ to keep relationships well and alive
two, persist, hurt, fail, necessary
We have to be ready and prepared to ___ wrong thinking, ___ negative habits, and ___ poor skills so as to achieve relational ___.
replace, change, improve, progress
Our ___ boil down to __ of ___ (to ___ something is ___, yet we __ it ___) or ___ of ___ (to ___ something is ___ to __, yet we __ __ __)
problems, sins, commission, know, wrong, do, anyway, sins, omission, know, right, do, do it not)
Desiring and praying for better relationships is good, yet it is ___ ___- we must also be open to both __-learn and __-learn.
not enough, un, re
___ ___ ___ do not ___ happen just because of ___ ___ or just because we are ___.
Healthy, strong relationships, automatically, good intentions, saved
___ behaviour, attitudes and words are ___ that cause relationships to ___ and overflow, while ___ behaviour, attitudes and words are ___.
Positive, deposits, prosper, negative, withdrawals
Relationships can also be compared to ___; they grow according to the ___ of ___ sown and according to the ___ the plant and ___ regularly receives.
gardens, kind, seeds, care, soil
Be ___ to be a ___, especially to those of the ___ of ___ (Those who ___ to ___ ___ with ___, the ___)
mindful, blessing, household, faith, belong, God’s family, you, believers
___ puts another person at a ___
Withdrawals, distance
___ is being a ‘___’ without any intent or concern to give in return.
Ingratitude, taker
Meanness (___) is being ___ rude, petty and spiteful in thought, word or actions.
malice, deliberately
Cruelty can be ___ violence or it can be psychological/ ___ abuse, which is just as ___.
physical, emotional, devastating
Cruelty is devastating, and as believers, it is ___ ___- PERIOD.
totally unacceptable
It (betrayal) acts knowingly, willfully, and/or secretly for some type of ___ ___.
personal gain
Moral weakness undermines trust because trust requires a person to be able to ___ __ under ___, in ___ and/or against ___,
stand up, pressure, temptation, opposition
A ___ of ___ self-confidence, especially in those who lead and are authority figures, creates ___ in the follower.
lack, health, insecurities
- ___ in our short-comings, or ___ ___ failure.
Complacency, repetitive, needless
We loose respect even further when we try to ___ the buck or ___ others
pass, blame
Self- ___ or self- ___ causes us to be ___ on our self than others. By it, we take ___ of others so as to ___ discomfort, hardship or work
indulgence, pity, softer, advantage, avoid
Respect (honor) always ___ and ___ the other person up; it ___ tears them ___.
protects, builds, never, down
Sometimes disrespect and dishonour is ___ and up front, other times it is deliberate but ___; it can also be ___.
deliberate, underhanded, unconscious
First, us ___ ___ and ___ ___ about ___; and, second, making ___ and ___ ___ of what the other person ___ about ___.
giving accurate, meaningful disclosure, ourselves, accurate, meaningful interpretations, discloses, themselves
The first most common barrier to understanding is a ___ of , or ___ communication.
lack, inadequate
b) ___ or insecurity.
Inferiority
