On your spiritual walk, you will meet all types of people who are also on a similar path. Some are easy to deal with and unfortunately, others are not. Truth be told, there are Christians who are disagreeable and dealing with them is difficult.
People’s personal life experiences have an effect on the way they behave or act and being saved does not make them any less disagreeable. These Christians are, more often than not, persons who have been deeply hurt, they’re hurting people.
You have no idea what they may have been through or are
going through so in dealing with such persons you have to draw upon the power
of Jesus for control, of self and the situation.
It’s also good to remember that, like you, they too are
created by God in His image and likeness. You have to change your perspective
and see them as Jesus sees them, through eyes of Love.
No matter how they behave, respond to them, not with the same harsh words they may use but with patience, and kindness, and gentle words infused with love. Jesus is patient and kind and gentle with you every day and He always responds to you with Love.
As you continue along your spiritual journey you can rely on
the Holy Spirit to cultivate in you godly characteristics that will cause you
to respond to hurting people as Jesus does.
Beloved, as you get to know Jesus better, His divine power
will give you everything you need for living a godly life.
Knowing God leads to self-control.
Self-control leads to patient endurance.
Patient endurance leads to godliness.
Godliness leads to “brotherly affection, and in your brotherly affection, [develop Christian] love [that is, learn to unselfishly seek the best for others and to do things for their benefit].”
[ref. 2 Peter 1:3 & 6-7]
Amen †
Shelley Johnson “Dealing with Difficult Christians” ©2013 revisited
July 18, 2025
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