Conflicts are evitable
Conflicts are evitable – in marriage, parenting, work, church, or any relationship. Yet we often avoid them or we don’t know how to handle them. You don’t have to handle conflicts alone. God’s Word provides practical help on addressing conflicts and finding peace and resolution. Realize, change is possible.
In the story of Esther, she makes a request for her people to be spared from annihilation by the crafty snake, Haman. Not only does the king grant her request, but in his rage he has Haman hanged on the very gallows Haman had built for Mordecai. Haman is indeed elevated, but not in the way he expected! Instead of remaining in power to see the destruction of the Jewish people, Haman had a “sudden drop and a short stop” from grace with the king.
After a time of great conflict, true resolution resonates throughout the land for the Jewish people. If Esther had avoided the conflict (retracting from trouble like a turtle), she would not be recognized today as a national heroine and choice servant of God. Instead, she confronted the conflict and rose to the occasion “ for such a time as this” (Esther 4:14). The Bible says . . .
“There is a time for everything . . . a time to be silent and a time to speak.” Ecclesiastes 3:1, 7