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What's up y'all and happy Monday. I'm so excited to give this Monday message today because it is coupled with a testimony I know this weekend has been crazy with this hurricane these earthquakes. I'm in Cali myself I praise the Lord that me and my hubby are okay But I do pray that those of you that experience something worse that you are okay that you're safe I wanted to come on here and talk about broken relationships And I think we all experience that in some ways somebody that just you know Hurt you to your core in some ways or you hurt them to their core. Whatever it is I just encourage you guys if that relationship means something to you or you just want to make things, right? You know, you're wrong and God's pressing it on your heart or something or you know They're wrong and God's still pressing it on your heart to do something about it, even though they're wrong Or you're just praying that God moves Mightily in these relationships just don't give up. I wanted to start with Matthew chapter 18 verse 15 if your brother sins against you go and tell him his fault between you and him alone if He hears you you have gained your brother. Okay, and there's another one Matthew chapter 5 verse 23 It says therefore if you bring your gift to the altar and there you remember that your brother has something against you Leave your gift there before the altar and go your way first be reconciled to your brother and then come and offer Your gift. I was just blown away by God's grace this week And I'm gonna tell you a little bit about my testimony. So I've had an estranged relationship with someone Pretty important to me in my life I'm not gonna say exactly who it is yet because it is mending now the relationship is mending and I want to keep that door Open I don't want information getting out like you talking about me already, bro it's like no, we just I'm just trying to testify and Hopefully give hope to people that have given up or they just feel like man I messed up too much or they messed up too much. How can we mend this? My heart is broken. Their heart is broken and there's fear or in there's pride and there's so many different Foundations that we're standing on now because of the offense that you know, it's left us Wondering can there be amending can there be wholeness in this relationship ever again? Can God really come in and do this? Do I even want this relationship anymore all these things? but I've experienced all those thoughts and feelings before even to the point where I'm just like Do I even want this relationship in my life like it's it's so much drama behind it Like is this even worth it when I know? This person is very important to my life anyway 16 years The enemy has stolen from us and I want you to get whatever number it is in your head of the person that you know you want in your life again and Realize that that many years or that many months or that many weeks the enemy has stolen from you guys either because of them and it's literally out of your hands or because of you and You haven't made the change because of fear or pride or whatever else Or you just you literally don't know where to start. So for a few months now, okay, I have to Lord was like called his person. I was just like, okay, so in my my situation for this particular relationship I felt like I was in the right, you know, I had been wronged I tried my best to reconcile and I asked for forgiveness for the things I did do wrong I wasn't perfect And so I was just like God, why do I have to reach out like they're the ones that did this and this and this And I tried I tried my hardest but I knew it was the Lord telling me to do this and I waited a few months Y'all don't don't wait like that because you don't know what you're stealing from yourself or that person. I woke up one morning I was just like, okay, let me go read the Bible We go see God. I Couldn't even get through a sentence I kept reading things over and over and all I could think about was this person like I need to call them and I just Looked at my husband like so Can we pray real quick because I need to call this person. The Lord is not letting me let it go today okay, the time is now and I'm so grateful because maybe I'll expand more on what happened, but I'm just so grateful that I did it and not only that but I know God strength was with me I did not want to go on my own strength I pray that he would give me wisdom that he would give me supernatural Patience and self-control because even though that person had been forgiven and I prayed for them and I even have compassion on them Realizing that they're hurt people hurt people that I you know hurt people hurt people. I've hurt people before too where I just had to be real about Why wouldn't I be the one reaching out if I know that they're dealing with so much shame or they're dealing with so much Heaviness to where they're not going to reach out You can keep waiting. You can wait another 16 years if you want it by the grace of God You make it that far, but you know what I'm saying? Like we allow the enemy to take 16 years from us. So the conversation went well I know that's not gonna be everyone's story. I just know that you know But I say that To not cause you to fear again and not do what you feel like is on your heart If this is for people where it's on your heart To reach out for that to that person if God has put it on your heart to reach out to somebody even though you may Be in the right or you could be in the wrong. You just need to make it right. We are called To to at the most we can the best we can try to resolve issues with others and be loving towards others And so it's difficult. But when you know, God is behind you. I had so much peace going into this conversation I can't even explain it that peace of God that surpasses all understanding y'all. It's really real I didn't know if it was gonna go well or not. I just wanted to be obedient and I hope that Helps somebody I wanted to function right again because I was like this is gonna eat up my mind I Just like let me just call let me just call this person whether the conversation goes well or not the joy and peace you get after Being obedient to what God has called you to do You can't even put words to it and I'm not saying I'm perfect in this situation But I'm so grateful that I did that and this is not to boast. This is a testimony of God working Okay, because he gave me the peace To do it. He gave me the words. He gave me the patience and I thank him You guys will know when you know the voice of God and when something's pressing on your heart When and how to move forward with something sometimes there is a delay where the Lord's like not yet Don't reach out just yet. That's happened to me before too. So just pray for wisdom and Pray for his supernatural self-control through his Holy Spirit to help you Rebuild broken relationships, but there's something stirring in God's people right now like God was doing something. It's like a revival in our souls Getting us ready to conquer things that have been holding us down and holding us back like this was heavy This is a very important person in my life, and I wanted reconciliation for a long time I do pray he restores your relationships that mean that are meaningful to you and purposeful for your life and even ones that if you just feel like you need to Make things right with somebody and then move on with your life that too Because love is powerful. Peace is powerful I've allowed a few more months to go by Without having this person in my life because I was too afraid or I was second-guessing like is that God and we know We'd be knowing sometimes like the Lord is like this is this girl just gonna follow through or not Like, you know, I told you what to do we can always move on from this and you could get victory faster if you just And I've done that so many times in my life, I'm just like yo I stayed in this place of suffering and wondering Because I just was disobedient. I pray over your relationships. I feel broken I pray over your sleep and your rest and your words and the self-control through the Holy Spirit as you seek him That it be clear and easy for you in this season. All right, that was it Just I hope that encourages somebody go out there and release the zeal in your relationships and in every other way That God is calling you to do. I pray you have an amazing week. Okay, and I love you Bye