Dealing with Difficult People: Look in the Mirror

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Dealing With Difficult People Part 4

Dealing with Difficult People: Look in the Mirror



The most difficult person each of us has to deal with is our self. If we are honest enough to admit it, we cause ourselves more trouble than others do. We are our own worse enemy.



David was no different. He committed adultery with Bathsheba, then had her husband Uriah killed. When confronted with his crimes by Nathan the prophet, David admitted:



"I have sinned against the Lord." (2 Samuel 12:13, NIV)



At times we need the help of a pastor or godly friend to help us see our situation clearly. In other cases, when we humbly ask God to show us the reason for our misery, he gently directs us to look in the mirror.



Then we need to do what David did: confess our sin to God and repent, knowing he always forgives and takes us back.



David had many faults, but he was the only person in the Bible God called "a man after my own heart." (Acts 13:22, NIV) Why? Because David depended completely on God to direct his life, including dealing with difficult people.



We can't control difficult people and we can't change them, but with God's guidance we can understand them better and find a way to cope with them. Including ourselves.



If we are honest, we have many habits and traits that we can’t stand in others. These make our lives difficult from time to time and may cause pain and hurt to others.



Today I urge you the to pray them away and ask God to remove them from your life.



Father, its me its me its me oh Lord standing in the need of prayer. Father I have looked in the mirror and don’t like what I see take them away; I give you permission to change me today in Jesus name amen.



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