02-18-24

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S2E3 – DEALING WITH  DIFFICULT PEOPLE

…discover beauty in everyone. If you’ve got it in you, get along with everybody. Don’t insist on getting even; that’s not for you to do. “I’ll do the judging,” says God. “I’ll take care of it.” Romans 12:17-19 (MSG)

1.  CHECK  THE __________

“Don’t pick on people, jump on their failures, criticize their faults – unless, of course, you want the same treatment. That critical spirit has a way of boomeranging. It’s easy to see a smudge on your neighbor’s face and be oblivious to the ugly sneer on your own. Do you have the nerve to say, ‘Let me wash your face for you,’ when your own face is distorted by contempt? It’s this whole traveling road-show mentality all over again, playing a holier- than-thou part instead of just living your part. Wipe that ugly sneer off your own face, and you might be fit to offer a washcloth to your neighbor. Matthew 7:1-5 (MSG)

2.  DEAL  WITH  _____________

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. Ephesians 4:26 (MSG)

3.  DON’T  TAKE  THE __________

4.  CHOOSE  TO NOT   ____________

He said to His disciples, “Offenses will certainly come… Luke 17:1 (CSB)

5.  WATCH _________

Do not say bad things that hurt or insult people. Instead, say only good things that will help people. Your words should help people to become strong when they hear them. Ephesians 4:29 (ERV)

6.  TAKE  THE _______________

7.  SET  SOME ________________

8. PRAY THIS

23 Search me, O God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts. 24 Point out anything in me that offends you, and lead me along the path of everlasting life.
Psalm 139:23-24 (NLT)