OPENNESS
Devotional:- “A man
who has friends must himself be friendly, But there is a friend who sticks
closer than a brother” (V. 24) NKJV
The
principle of relationship demands that we are open to receive the other person
we have decided to relate with. Openness has to do with allowing the one you
accept to love into your privacy. Without privacy, you cannot have access to
the heart of most people. People need to see the genuineness in someone before
they can open up the secret of their lives. Yet, one must allow the other in,
before intimate relationship can begin.
The word of
God says, a man who wants friends must himself be friendly. In other words, he
must open up himself to be accessed. He must welcome others. Since we need
people, we must not pretend as though we don’t need them. Friendliness demands
that we allow others. That is why it is not everyone that is permitted to be at
the same level of relationship with us.
Meeting with
people demands that we quickly understand the purpose of our relationship with
them. This demands that we know the level of closeness we can afford to give
them. This will also determine how free we can be with them. Yet, no matter how
close or distant, we have to give people the opportunity at their level. Peace.
PRAYER:
Lord, give me a heart for others.
“FRIENDLINESS
IS THE SECRET OF GOOD RELATIONSHIP”
