Are your efforts to reconcile in a relationship — with God or with another person — seemingly not working? It might be that you’re missing one of these three Rs.
I’ve been on a journey with the Lord the last three years to truly understand what it means to be a “minister of reconciliation.” (2 Corinthians 5:18) What I have found is that, despite our best intentions and/or our most devoted efforts, we can fail to reconcile our heart to God or to another person because we’re failing to truly action one or more of three specific sanctification steps that lead to real reconciliation.
On this episode of the Positioned to Prosper podcast I’m revealing what the three steps to true reconciliation are, and how to do them authentically so they lead to real heart reconnection. Are you ready to learn how to stop going around the same mountain of misunderstanding and argument and get to real reconciliation? If so, grab your Bible, your journal and a pen, and . . . Let’s Go!
JOIN US FOR GIRLS NIGHT OUT AND LET’S GO TOGETHER! I know that life can sometimes feel like a solo journey, but God didn’t design us to go it alone. We were made to go side by side, supporting and encouraging one another along the way. That’s why we’re coming together, united in faith, to explore the beautiful strength that lies in our togetherness in Christ. Let’s connect on Monday, August 14th at 7pm ET! Just hop over to revivewomen.org/GNOInfo for all the details and to RSVP . . . and invite your girlfriends, sisters, and neighbors, too. Let’s GO Together!
Scripture References Mentioned in This Episode:
Luke 15:11-32 — Parable of the Prodigal Son
11 And he said, “There was a man who had two sons. 12 And the younger of them said to his father, ‘Father, give me the share of property that is coming to me.’ And he divided his property between them. 13 Not many days later, the younger son gathered all he had and took a journey into a far country, and there he squandered his property in reckless living. 14 And when he had spent everything, a severe famine arose in that country, and he began to be in need. 15 So he went and hired himself out to one of the citizens of that country, who sent him into his fields to feed pigs. 16 And he was longing to be fed with the pods that the pigs ate, and no one gave him anything. 17 “But when he came to himself, he said, ‘How many of my father’s hired servants have more than enough bread, but I perish here with hunger! 18 I will arise and go to my father, and I will say to him, ‘Father, I have sinned against heaven and before you. 19 I am no longer worthy to be called your son. Treat me as one of your hired servants.’ 20 And he arose and came to his father. But while he was still a long way off, his father saw him and felt compassion, and ran and embraced him and kissed him. 21 And the son said to him, ‘Father, I have sinned against heaven and before you. I am no longer worthy to be called your son.’ 22 But the father said to his servants, ‘Bring quickly the best robe, and put it on him, and put a ring on his hand, and shoes on his feet. 23 And bring the fattened calf and kill it, and let us eat and celebrate. 24 For this my son was dead, and is alive again; he was lost, and is found.’ And they began to celebrate. 25 Now his older son was in the field, and as he came and drew near to the house, he heard music and dancing. 26 And he called one of the servants and asked what these things meant. 27 And he said to him, ‘Your brother has come, and your father has killed the fattened calf, because he has received him back safe and sound.’ 28 But he was angry and refused to go in. His father came out and entreated him, 29 but he answered his father, ‘Look, these many years I have served you, and I never disobeyed your command, yet you never gave me a young goat, that I might celebrate with my friends. 30 But when this son of yours came, who has devoured your property with prostitutes, you killed the fattened calf for him!’ 31 And he said to him, ‘Son, you are always with me, and all that is mine is yours. 32 It was fitting to celebrate and be glad, for this your brother was dead, and is alive; he was lost, and is found.’”
2 Corinthians 5:18
All this is from God, who through Christ reconciled us to himself and gave us the ministry of reconciliation.
Ephesians 4:11-16
And he gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the shepherds and teachers, to equip the saints for the work of ministry, for building up the body of Christ, until we all attain to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to mature manhood, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ, so that we may no longer be children, tossed to and fro by the waves and carried about by every wind of doctrine, by human cunning, by craftiness in deceitful schemes. Rather, speaking the truth in love, we are to grow up in every way into him who is the head, into Christ, from whom the whole body, joined and held together by every joint with which it is equipped, when each part is working properly, makes the body grow so that it builds itself up in love.
Links to Resources Mentioned in This Episode:
JOIN US FOR GIRLS NIGHT OUT AND LET’S GO TOGETHER! I know that life can sometimes feel like a solo journey, but God didn’t design us to go it alone. We were made to go side by side, supporting and encouraging one another along the way. That’s why we’re coming together, united in faith, to explore the beautiful strength that lies in our togetherness in Christ. Let’s connect on Monday, August 14th at 7pm ET! Just hop over to revivewomen.org/GNOInfo for all the details and to RSVP . . . and invite your girlfriends, sisters, and neighbors, too. Let’s GO Together!
Erica co-leads a local church alongside her husband, Doug, in Tampa, Florida called REVIVE Church of Tampa. You can visit the church’s website for more information about who we are, what we believe and how we show up as the Church in the heart of West Tampa and beyond.
REVIVE Church of Tampa streams services live on Friday nights at 7pm ET and Sunday mornings at 11am ET. You can find those livestreams on our church Facebook page:
Live Services – Fridays at 7pm ET and Sundays at 11am ET
If you’re interested in joining the online campus of REVIVE Church of Tampa, you are welcome to join our community group on Facebook where we offer weekly discussion around the Friday and Sunday messages as well as discipleship Zoom groups and the opportunity to host others in your home as you stream services. You can find us here:
The ROCC: REVIVE Online Campus Community
About this podcast:
Positioned to Prosper is a weekly podcast that covers the ins and outs of what it means to live a lifestyle of breakthrough and victory in your relationships, health, finances and beyond. Your host, Erica Pyle, is no stranger to jumping without the proverbial parachute while maintaining a firm grip on godly wisdom. A self-described slayer of pragmatism and a “walk by faith” kind of girl, Erica is an unabashed believer in the power of God to radically transform lives. Front-footed in faith as she offers straight-up truth, strategies, and wisdom for living victoriously, and equipped with her love for the word of God, her certification as a holistic health coach, and years of experience in personal finance and taxation, Erica is ready to help you get positioned to prosper.
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