Part Two: Get the Log out of Your Eye
The second of the workbook is titled “Get the Log Out of Your Eye”. This is always the most difficult aspect of conflict resolution. We are prideful by nature, and as such humility can sometimes be a very difficult virtue to possess and portray (Pollard, 2010). Often times, as I can see here, this is increasingly more difficult since our pride tells us that the person to whom we are to humble ourselves in often, in our eyes, guilty of an offense that doesn’t inherently justify a humble response. That is why, as Christians, this is exactly the response we are to have. We must not let ourselves think that we are victims of our circumstance, but instead we are the result of our choices. As Christians, and …show more content…
First, I must understand and accept my own mistakes and my own prideful attitudes, which has led to this issue. Then, true confession can begin. This idea is not an easy one to accept initially, as my own pride makes me want to believe that STITES is the one solely in the wrong and that I have done my part to mediate the conflict. However, humility here is of the utmost importance (__________). In working through this section, it became readily apparent how I have tried to control STITES unnecessarily within the scope of the mission, and in doing so have also not handled my position of authority graciously. In working through the different aspects of the confession, I need to sit down STITES and confess to him personally for those actions. In doing so, I need to void placing blame in his initial unwillingness to accept my decisions and authority, but treat this simply as my apology for having come across overbearingly. When it comes to accepting the consequences here, I also see positive outcomes. In working towards this resolution, our relationship will improve and our ability to work together and agree on missions tasks will
The second of the workbook is titled “Get the Log Out of Your Eye”. This is always the most difficult aspect of conflict resolution. We are prideful by nature, and as such humility can sometimes be a very difficult virtue to possess and portray (Pollard, 2010). Often times, as I can see here, this is increasingly more difficult since our pride tells us that the person to whom we are to humble ourselves in often, in our eyes, guilty of an offense that doesn’t inherently justify a humble response. That is why, as Christians, this is exactly the response we are to have. We must not let ourselves think that we are victims of our circumstance, but instead we are the result of our choices. As Christians, and …show more content…
First, I must understand and accept my own mistakes and my own prideful attitudes, which has led to this issue. Then, true confession can begin. This idea is not an easy one to accept initially, as my own pride makes me want to believe that STITES is the one solely in the wrong and that I have done my part to mediate the conflict. However, humility here is of the utmost importance (__________). In working through this section, it became readily apparent how I have tried to control STITES unnecessarily within the scope of the mission, and in doing so have also not handled my position of authority graciously. In working through the different aspects of the confession, I need to sit down STITES and confess to him personally for those actions. In doing so, I need to void placing blame in his initial unwillingness to accept my decisions and authority, but treat this simply as my apology for having come across overbearingly. When it comes to accepting the consequences here, I also see positive outcomes. In working towards this resolution, our relationship will improve and our ability to work together and agree on missions tasks will