We are in extraordinary times and we have faced so much politically, socially, as well as in our relationships as we are in isolation from our loved ones. How we engage in our relationships changes in every season. Let’s consider what our relationships need from us, in this time and in this season. God is always wanting to strengthen and grow our capacity for love and relationships.

Our words have power, and our words reveal the condition of our hearts (Matthew 12:37). We must examine the words that we speak to know the condition of our hearts. Our words not only set the course for our life, but they also reveal the condition of our hearts.

The promise extended to Abraham was extended first to his father, Tara. Tara had heard God, believed God and followed God, but then he became bitter. He allowed the pain of his past, the disappointment of the loss, the bitterness in his heart to take his focus off of God. He died in the place of relational pain, serving other gods.