Be Patient With Difficult People
Do you ever deal with difficult, even pain-in-the-booty type people? Well I hope this smashes your face like it did mine:
22 “Run from anything that stimulates youthful lust. Follow anything that makes you want to do right. Pursue faith and love and peace, and enjoy the companionship of those who call on the Lord with pure hearts. 23 Again I say, don't get involved in foolish, ignorant arguments that only start fights. 24 The Lord's servants must not quarrel but must be kind to everyone. They must be able to teach effectively and be patient with difficult people. 25 They should gently teach those who oppose the truth. Perhaps God will change those people's hearts, and they will believe the truth. 26 Then they will come to their senses and escape from the Devil's trap. For they have been held captive by him to do whatever he wants.”
2 Timothy 2:22-26 The New Living Translation
posted by C.M. Coon at Tuesday, October 04, 2005
3 Comments:
:P I feel like you are always directing your blogs toward me... I know, because I feel guilty or whatever.
Sometimes its very difficult, but its our calling. The typical church pushes most difficult people away instead of loving and embracing them. I am trying and contantly failing. And then trying again. and again. and again...
Hi Craig,
I read your blogs regulary and really get a lot out of them. You have very thought provolking comments and talk about issues that we all deal with all the time. Thanks!
Excellent!
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