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Jesus & His Long List Of “Failed Relationships”

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A failed marriage. A longtime friendship ending badly. A child that excommunicates you. A workplace relationship that turns venomous. Some of our most painful failures are when relationships fall apart and leave us torn to shreds.

Jesus was no stranger to “failed” relationships. Though He was the Son of God, perfect, and without sin, many of His relationships hit patches that could have been characterized as failure. Consider a few of the following “failed relationships” in the life of Christ.

He was betrayed by Judas, one of His closest followers, for thirty pieces of silver (Matthew 26:14–16).
He was denied by Peter, who swore he didn’t even know Him in His hour of need (Luke 22:61–62).
He was abandoned by His disciples in the garden when fear overtook their loyalty (Mark 14:50).
His own brothers did not believe in Him during His early ministry (John 7:5), and the people of His hometown rejected Him, questioning His authority and dismissing His teaching (Mark 6:3–4).
Even at His crucifixion, He cried out in anguish, feeling the forsakenness of the Father as He bore the weight of the world’s sin (Matthew 27:46).

Jesus’ example reminds us that even when we “do everything right” others will still fail us. Failed relationships are a part of life, and a part of God’s plan to shape us into better husbands, fathers, and leaders. When we fail others, and when we fail God, we can find comfort in the fact that God will never fail us (Hebrews 13:5).

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Warren Mainard
National Director | IMPACT Players
warrenm@impactplayers.org

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Jesus & His Long List Of “Failed Relationships”

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