God wants you to have the VERY BEST relationships! The best of the best!  Living with healthy relationships is not only biblical it's a priority.  1 Corinthians 13 gives us the prescription for relationships - LOVE.  The love of Christ is powerful and we are commanded to love others in the same way!  Love is a choice.  I will and can choose to love!  Agape (Godly love) is defined as a direction of my will toward someone.
 
Every person has a need for salvation, for purpose and for intimacy. God created us for covenant relationships with Himself and with others.  Living in a kingdom culture of value and respect for others, does not mean we ignore problems or issues.  On the contrary, we learn how to communicate effectively and work through our differences.  Ephesians 4:32 instructs us to be kind, tenderhearted, and forgiving of each other.
 
Our need for intimacy is worked out through communication.  Effective communication takes sensitivity. We listen to what is important to our spouse, our child, and others.  We open ourselves and tell others how we hurt, our needs, and what part they play in it.
 
Looking at Ephesians 4 we can learn keys for successful communication:
 
1) Stop lying and start telling the truth. This includes blatant lying as well as exaggerated statements of blame.  Do away with statements such as "you always" or "you never".
 
Ephesians 4:25 What this adds up to, then, is this: no more lies, no more pretense. Tell your neighbor the truth. In Christ's body we're all connected to each other, after all. When you lie to others, you end up lying to yourself.
 
2) Keep current.  Don't stuff things.  Open your heart and share what is going on. 
Ephesians 4:26-27  Go ahead and be angry. You do well to be angry-but don't use your anger as fuel for revenge. And don't stay angry. Don't go to bed angry. Don't give the Devil that kind of foothold in your life.
 
3) Assault the issue, not your friend.  Make sure you are dealing with the issue, not attacking the other person.
Ephesians 4:29  Watch the way you talk. Let nothing foul or dirty come out of your mouth. Say only what helps, each word a gift.
 
4) Pro-act, don't react.  Don't wait, but start healthy communication habits today.
Ephesians 4:31-32  Make a clean break with all cutting, backbiting, profane talk.  Be gentle with one another, sensitive. Forgive one another as quickly and thoroughly as God in Christ forgave you.