Put All Arguments Aside.

Romans 12:18-21
18 Do all that you can to live in peace with everyone.
19 Dear friends, never take revenge. Leave that to the righteous anger of God. For the Scriptures say,
“I will take revenge;
I will pay them back,”
says the Lord.
20 Instead,
“If your enemies are hungry, feed them.
If they are thirsty, give them something to drink.
In doing this, you will heap
burning coals of shame on their heads.”
21 Don’t let evil conquer you, but conquer evil by doing good.

*Refer to August 20 devotion*
How do you go about making peace with others? It can be pretty simple. Try as best you can to set any quarrel aside. It may be a fight with the neighbor or your best friend, in any case, take a deep breath and don't worry about it. How does fighting with someone impact your relationship with God? Here's an excerpt from the song "I Want To Know You:"
pressing onward
pushing every hindrance aside
out of my way
'cause i want to know you more
(see more in video at the end of post)

The Lord says he will take care of the situation if necessary. God wants you to know him. If all else fails...pray!!!

What is a typical day like for you? Think of a rough schedule of your day in your head. I'm guessing it's jammed pack. Do you really have time for conflict and nonsense? Don't you think it would be better to instead show an act or two of benevolence toward your enemies. Not the "suck up" type, just generosity and compassion that portrays what Christ would do. You might have trouble finding time to do it, but it is much better to go out of your way for someone using your own time, than to waste time and bicker with someone. To conclude, for it's not the disagreements that people want to remember, but the good deeds.

"Peace is not an absence of war, it is a virtue, a state of mind, a disposition for benevolence, confidence, justice." ~Baruch Spinoza

"All works of love are works of peace." ~Mother Theresa

Here's the song ("I Want To Know You") that I alluded to above:

P.S. If you have trouble with the video stopping and starting, keep the video paused, and let it "buffer" (load) as it's called for a while. You will see the red bar along the bottom advance (speed depends on your Internet connection). Wait until that bar gets pretty far along (I'd say more than halfway) before you play the video and it shouldn't pause.