Healthy Relationships

Healthy relationships can be measured by God's Word and are characterized by mutual respect, affirmation, trust, honesty, and accountability.

Unhealthy relationships display specific character traits as well, including manipulative behavior, lying, selfishness, and a lack of concern for the needs, feelings, and emotions of others. They often make degrading comments and seek to further their own agendas regardless of the cost. 

A bad/toxic person is worse when he/she pretends to be a saint. 

While we may not purposefully align or partner with toxic people, we do that when we passively accept or participate in their behavior. When we don't remove ourselves from the situation or confront the behavior, we endorse it by default. (This can be one of those "it's not what you say or do; it's what you don't say or do" scenarios.)

There may come a time in your life when you must decide to completely disengage from a toxic person—to end a relationship. It's helpful to remember you aren't moving them. You are moving you. You are making a healthy choice for your life.

Sometimes we have to come to the realization that we just need to no longer hang around and associate with some people. True friendships require trust and respect.

Oftentimes friendships aren’t built around the truth. Because, quite honestly, most people would rather hear a beautiful lie than bother with facing an ugly reality. 

We need to be the friend that tells them the truth even if it hurts. Because in all actuality, although this won’t make us their favorite’ friend—doing this will make us the best kind of friend they can have.

Error does not become Truth because it is widely accepted; Truth does not become error, even when it stands alone! 

Blessings,

Dalinda