Counsel #3 — Compromise In Relationships

Picture: Counsel #3 — Compromise in RelationshipsCR 98.1

Healthy compromise is based on unselfishness and sharing and is foundational for the success of any relationship. Though healthy boundaries, ethical values, and spiritual beliefs should never be compromised, there are hundreds of other areas where you and your partner must learn to give and take. For example, where to go out to eat, what movie or TV program to watch, what color to paint the walls, where to go on vacation, how high to set the thermostat, how much money to put into savings.CR 98.2

Compromise includes being willing to look for a third option, beyond what either you or your partner has proposed.^{[93]https://signsofthetimes.org.au/2021/05/compromise-and-the-right-price/} Relationships are not healthy if one person is always giving in, if either partner insists on “winning” or having their own way, or if either partner is not willing to dialogue about the dilemma or consider the other’s needs and feelings.CR 98.3

“Therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, put on tender mercies, kindness, humility, meekness, longsuffering.” Colossians 3:12 NKJVCR 98.4

“Cultivate sympathy for others. Let cheerfulness, kindness, and love pervade the home.” Ellen White in The Adventist Home, p. 433CR 98.5

Reflect: To avoid getting your way all the time, in what areas do you need to work on compromising?CR 98.6