Seeking restoration rather than division this Mother’s Day

‘Relationships are messy. In many ways, life might be so much easier if we didn’t have to interact with others. Yet God, in his wisdom, chose us to live in community. I don’t know about you, but I have become increasingly aware of a trend of cutting ‘toxic’ people out of our lives,’ says Danielle Finch.

In a world where we are increasingly seeing individuals cutting ‘toxic’ family members out of their lives, as Christian women, does Christ require more from us?

Please don’t misunderstand me, I do not condone staying in an unsafe or emotionally abusive situation. Ultimately we should bring hurtful people and situations before the Lord and ask for his guidance. But I can’t help but wonder if we would see many things in a different light, if we only took a metaphorical step back and looked at the person rather than their traits and behaviours. Rather than simply ending each and every relationship that causes us pain.