Humility Study: Part XXII - Humble Reconciliation

Psalm 18:24-30
The LORD has rewarded me according to my righteousness, according to the cleanness of my hands in his sight. To the faithful you show yourself faithful, to the blameless you show yourself blameless, to the pure you show yourself pure, but to the crooked you show yourself shrewd. You save the humble but bring low those whose eyes are haughty. You, O LORD, keep my lamp burning; my God turns my darkness into light. With your help I can advance against a troop; with my God I can scale a wall. As for God, his way is perfect; the word of the LORD is flawless. He is a shield for all who take refuge in him.

God saves the humble but brings low to the proud. He brings low those who have pride, a self-righteous pride that they think of themselves better than others. To the pure, he shows himself as being pure. To the humble, he shows himself as humble. To the faithful, he shows himself faithful. Interesting? I think so. To be humble is to believe that God's way is perfect. Sometimes, it is hard to believe. I'm just being honest. You know, those situations where you react with prideful emotion, or at least you want to... and believe you are justified for acting in such a way? Several years ago, there was this family member and I got into a big argument. I thought I was right for acting the way I did. There wasn't any respect for the people I "threw down" on, and they responded in kind. One family member and I haven't really talked since, which wasn't my choice... but I respected the decision that they made. I feel that I should reconcile, but am not sure how to approach the task. I know I was wrong for the way I said things, and for some part, I was wrong to simply have said some things - period. And so to be humble, I need to at least attempt to reconcile. To be humble is to please God. To be humble is to live at peace with others. To be humble, I should attempt to reconcile.