Parkway Church

Owning Your Part DEFINED: Instead of attacking others or dwelling on their wrongs, we will take responsibility for our own contribution to conflicts – confessing our sins, asking God to help us change any attitudes and habits that lead to conflict, and seeking to repair any harm we have caused.

Who am I responsible for in a conflict? Me
Who can I control and work on? Me
Whose life do I need to focus on and dig deeper into? Mine

Jesus is speaking out against the ease with which people pass judgment or cancel one another. To combat this, He is going to show us a new way - not just another option - BUT a new way of dealing with people by owning our stuff.

Jesus is about to teach us how to see the world differently and how we can be FULLY TRAINED to be more like Him.

Because we are often blind to our own failures we need to have committed friends who will tell us the truth and call us out when we are wrong.

Ask the Lord and others for help with self-awareness.

ACTION: Give others permission to speak into your life, and regularly ask them to help you see any “logs” both in attitude and action.

Repent of Your Part in Adding to the Conflict

ACTION: Go to God and seek His forgiveness AND commit to doing things His way.

Go, Seek Peace

ACTION: “Will you please forgive me for _____________?” Clearly state your part of the conflict to own. You can also ask, “Are there any other ways I’ve hurt you that I haven’t owned?”