Have you been faced with difficult people in your life and feel like your not getting any better at dealing with them?
Do not be afraid! Romans 8:31 ...If God is for us who can stand against us?
Avoiding confrontation and difficult people is not what we are called to do. If Jesus avoided confrontation and difficult people where would we be now?
We are called to protect truth , show grace by encouraging difficult people to see the truth for themselves.
Have you ever had someone say "I told you so?"
Isaiah 40:3 "In the wilderness prepare the way for the Lord; make straight in the desert a highway for our God.
Make a way for the Lord!!!! Not people.
You cant go around telling everyone do this don't do that to protect them. If you do , what happens? It falls on deaf ears and you end up saying I told you so. We all have to WANT to see truth. Difficult people want truth too ,that's why there fighting . They just need a hint not the answer.
What did Jesus do? After all God knew we all needed a hint so He sent Jesus for an example of How to love Him and others.
John 8.7 When they kept on questioning him, he straightened up and said to them.,"Let any one of you who is without sin be the first t throw a stone at her."
Jesus did not lash back at them! He waited and listened to them with His heart . Did they really want him to answer, NO! Did they need Him to answer? YES!
What I learned was just because I can see the truth does not mean others are ready to hear it. What they are willing to see is compassion , they let the guard down and its easier to help them .
Jesus did not avoid them, he did not walk away either .
He realized they needed a hint . He showed compassion!!!!He didn't teach a lesson on compassion. He saw a lack of something and showed it to them . He showed compassion and helped them all see right from wrong.
He basically asked them a question that led them to think for themselves..
Luke 5:23 Which is easier to say,"Your sins are forgiven,"or say"Get up and walk?"
Jesus again asked an honest question that made people think for themselves.
We can simply motivate people in the right direction by asking questions that lead to the truth.
Did God ever let Jesus look like a fool? He made him look like the Prince of Peace.
Like David we are called to be shepherds of our own flock of sheep. Did David get to choose his sheep?Who ever God brings in and out ,and in and out of our lives are our very own sheep.
Do you think David ever had a stubborn sheep that wanted to stray off? Well , I'm going to say yes otherwise they would not need a shepherd.
David knew he was watching his fathers sheep.
God chooses who and why each person passes through our lives, basically He is calling you to be their shepherd.
David knew each one. God picked your sheep for you. He trusted them with you to know , protect and shepherd.
David was a good shepherd . He did not go around picking sheep up and putting them in a cage to protect them. He did not go out in the field and play on his phone and wait till it was time to go home.
He fought a bear and a lion to protect them. He knew the sheep were important to his father and he was willing to risk his life for the sheep that strayed.
Sound familiar? It should !!
What did Jesus do for us?
I cant stress enough how crucial and fulfilling it is to let God teach you how to deal with difficult people.
Jesus gave his life for difficult people. We are all have our moments.
When Jesus left us He passed on a gift. The Holy Spirit.
So we can have him with us always . So we can deal with difficulties.
How can we really be appreciate and know the holy spirit if we do not in faith let Him lead us from temptation and deliver us from evil.
If God is for us ,Jesus is in us, and the holy spirit is leading us ?!?! Who can stand against us????
David was first a BOY shepherd then a KING shepherd.
How did a boy eventually become the king ?He knew his shepherd and his shepherd knew him. They had an unbreakable relationship .They spent Davids whole life on earth together.
Jesus spent His whole life on earth together with God .They have an unbreakable relationship. We must spend time with God building an unbreakable relationship in order to LOVE.
When I was learning this lesson it was difficult for me. I was a stubborn sheep. I tended to stay off looking for a purpose. It was difficult because there was no purpose.God had no motive for creating me except to share love.God created man in His image. We are the only thing He created with a soul able to love Him back. Agape! No motives behinds your love for each other.Agape is the cup overflowing .Its so much love it flows over to humanity.
Take( I) out of everything you do for others and people are no longer difficult.
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