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Grace can go a long way to repairing a relationship if you will respond in a loving way, even when they don’t.

Don’t keep a running total of how many times they have done wrong towards you. When you need to apologize, do it quickly. Even if, in your opinion, they don’t deserve an apology, you can ask their forgiveness for your wrong response. Remember grace is giving to the other person what they don’t deserve. You can ask them to forgive you for your response. Maybe they wronged you in some way but you responded inappropriately. When you make a mistake, swallow your pride and ask for forgiveness. Allow them to see you have accepted their apology and then later share with them the correction and direction they need. If you are in a teaching or authoritative position over the person and you need to give them advice that will help them in the future, separate your advice from your forgiveness. Nor is it an appropriate time to correct them and tell them how they could have handled the situation better. That is not a time to tell them why they should have done so much sooner. They have come to you humbly asking for your pardon. When someone asks forgiveness, accept their apology graciously. Even if it is just a 10 minute visit, stopping by to say hello can mean the world to them in their time of physical or emotional pain.

You don’t have to spend hours with them, but they do want to know you care and that you are thinking of them.

Your presence may be all that is needed to show you love them.įunerals and hospital stays are times when you can make a quick visit that will leave an impact in someone’s life. They don’t need you to deliver some special speech or do anything grand for them and the family. Take opportunities to be with someone in a time of grief. But the sooner you can respond with a smile and a calm spirit the sooner you will be able to see the truth in their words and make the changes that need to be made. A quick response with anger will leave you seething. The way you respond can help the healing begin immediately. The news they bring you may upset you and hurt you deeply. Accept what they have to say and thank them for their input. Have you been criticized by someone? Even unjustly? You don’t have to let others walk over you, but you can respond in a gracious way.