What Will You Do With Difficult People?
Have you ever stopped to consider how often you are in a position to either be used by God for someone elseā€™s benefitā€”or respond in a way that harms them?
It happens more often than we probably realize.
Whenever we encounter someone who irritates us, frustrates us, or simply feels very different from us, we have a choice to make. And if we think about our weekly schedules, there are probably plenty of opportunities!
There are two common ways we can respond to awkward or difficult relationships.
1. We may be tempted to write people off.
If someone doesnā€™t seem to benefit us, understand us, or satisfy us relationally, we may simply dismiss them. We can begin to see them as less importantā€”or perhaps even less valuableā€”than we are.
In those moments, we may become the abuser, not necessarily through obvious cruelty, but through our attitudes, judgments, indifference, or refusal to engage.
2. We may turn the rejection inward.
Instead of dismissing the other person, we may assume that...
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