Avoid getting into debt, except the debt of mutual love. If you love your fellow men you have carried out your obligations. Love is the one thing that cannot hurt your neighbor; that is why it is the answer to every one of the commandments. Romans 13:8,10
It is one of the hardest things is life to do. To accept that you cannot control another and to live your life accordingly. We only complicate relationships when we may demands on them to ease our anxieties or fulfill our purposes. I must deal with myself first. I must make certain that my goals and desires before God are pure and then I am better able to do my part in the relationship. Then I am more likely to do the loving thing and not my thing.
Lord of Life,
Forgive me for wanting my way in the lives of others. Aid me to love and help others find your way. I confess that I am weak in controlling my own life. I admit I have no right to control another. Guide my heart and my decisions. Help me do the loving thing. Amen.