We're getting close to the end of our challenge - if you made it this far, congratulations. It has taken a great deal of perseverance to keep going. Today I want to highlight a paradigm shift in your thinking about relationships - particularly the one you've been focusing on.
Oftentimes we view relationships as contracts - I'll do this if you'll do that. And we'll see if this works out. A covenant, on the other hand, is an agreement on a higher order. It is a verbal commitment based on trust, assuring someone that your promise is unconditional and good for life. It is spoken in response to another, seeing them as a person worthy of the highest regard. A contract can be broken with mutual consent, a covenant is intended to be unbreakable.
Today's Challenge: Write out your covenant with your other person. Place it somewhere in your home or work where you can review it daily. Make it a living testament to this priceless person you have chosen as your other person. Then go do something about it - put you covenant into action.
When complete: 1. How has your view of this relationship changed as a result of seeing it as a covenant? 2. How committed are you to this other person? 3. Can you share your covenant with your other person?
We're getting close to the end of our challenge - if you made it this far, congratulations. It has taken a great deal of perseverance to keep going. Today I want to highlight a paradigm shift in your thinking about relationships - particularly the one you've been focusing on.
Oftentimes we view relationships as contracts - I'll do this if you'll do that. And we'll see if this works out. A covenant, on the other hand, is an agreement on a higher order. It is a verbal commitment based on trust, assuring someone that your promise is unconditional and good for life. It is spoken in response to another, seeing them as a person worthy of the highest regard. A contract can be broken with mutual consent, a covenant is intended to be unbreakable.
Today's Challenge:
Write out your covenant with your other person. Place it somewhere in your home or work where you can review it daily. Make it a living testament to this priceless person you have chosen as your other person. Then go do something about it - put you covenant into action.
When complete:
1. How has your view of this relationship changed as a result of seeing it as a covenant?
2. How committed are you to this other person?
3. Can you share your covenant with your other person?