Editors Note: This article is written by BCC Counselor, Jack Lezza as part of our series on Relational Health. In this series, our counselors are sharing biblical principles to strengthen and improve all kinds of relationships.
One only has to turn on the news to know that the world today is fraught with conflict. From shootings to domestic issues, violence has plagued mankind since Genesis 3. We have been trained even in literature class that every good story has in it some sort of conflict. As fallen humanity, we cannot avoid conflict, but we seem to get trapped in it while it destroys the quality of our interpersonal relationships.
My marriage got off to a rough start. From my earliest memories, I can recall the fighting of my parents. My sister and I would hide in the closet as my mother and father fought. One of my most vivid memories was coming home to see my dad’s white van and excitedly running to greet him, only to catch a glimpse of the horrible fight that was taking place in the house. These images were seared into my memory and caused me to dream of a relationship that would be free
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