Things You Can Do To Resolve Conflict
From the series: Handouts
Things You Can Do To Resolve Conflict
- Focus on what I can do to correct it.
- Focus on understanding the other person’s perspective.
- Encourage open discussion, allowing both parties to express their feelings.
- First, admit that I am part of the problem.
- Recognize I cannot do anything to change the other person.
- Focus on my thoughts about the issue and examine them biblically.
- Focus on what my spouse is feeling and try to understand.
- Focus on the situation and try and understand the facts.
- Focus on changing my behavior comparing my actions against biblical principles.
- Listening to the other person describe what they think I should change about my behavior.
- Focus on using proper words, tone of voice and body language in what I say.
- Take time to point in the midst of our disagreement things I appreciate about you.
- Appreciate the different perspective the other person has and try and leam from that.
- Write down specific repeatable and attainable ways I can better serve in the future.
- Commit to solving the root cause of the immediate conflict permanently before moving on.
