What Would a Blueprint for Your Life Contain?

June 15, 2026
Open Bible with Matthew 18 highlighted — Blueprint Life coaching with Pamela Mertz

 

When life is difficult, I have often lamented for a manual of any kind. During parenting struggles, or even when marriage feels hard — where is this manual? Could we please have one?

God's Word as Your Life Manual

What I have learned is that we do have one. It's the B-I-B-L-E. (How many of you sang that just now?)When I was younger, I was not so sure the Bible had what I needed. I was skeptical that a printed book could really contain answers relevant to me, here and now. It was put together thousands of years ago by so many different authors, and seemed antiquated at best. Maybe a good history book?As I began to read, study, and dive deeply into the original Hebrew and Greek languages, this book — God's Word — became alive for me. There truly are answers in it that are timeless, true, and so applicable to what I need personally today.

Matthew 18: A Blueprint for Conflict Resolution and Forgiveness

One of the most useful tools is found in Matthew 18. Jesus teaches about the steps for conflict resolution. It's so simple, clear, and helps keep the process contained — and if both parties are willing, leads to resolution and reconciliation. It's when we go "rogue" and try to do it ourselves, or give in to the temptation of blame and focusing on our wounds and our needs, that things can get messier.

God is so good and gentle to give us these guidelines. Check them out for yourself.

There is a process, steps, a how-to right in that chapter. It includes forgiveness as the vital pivot point. Without it, all relationships fall short of what He intended.

Think on that for a minute. If we operate in unforgiveness — which, by the way, isn't even a word found in the Bible (look for yourself!) — we fall short of the life God has for us.

-Pamela

Today's Challenge

Examine your own relationships that may need tending to, and see what God has for you.

Is He showing you where you may need to forgive someone? Or perhaps to go and ask for forgiveness?

Read through Matthew 18 and take in what He wants to show you. It will transform your way of viewing conflict — perhaps conflicts happen in relationships where God wants you both to go deeper with Him.

He's kind that way — He redeems it all, if we let Him.

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