Welcome to the blog of Pastor Alton Stone, from Simpsonville, SC. Pastor Stone is a retired Ordained Bishop of The Church of God, Cleveland, Tennessee with over 45 years of pastoral ministry.

Friday, April 13, 2018

Difficult People (Part 7)

    Sometimes you must let difficult people know you do not care to get listen to their complaints and negative discussions. You always let them know you're praying for them, but you must also let them know you don't have the solution. God is the only one that knows what each of us need and what we are going thru. 
    If you’ve tried your best to communicate respectfully with a difficult person, or to gracefully distance yourself from them, but they insist on following you around and attacking you for whatever reason, it’s time to speak up and tell them that their words are meaningless.  In such situations, I challenge you to make this your lifelong motto: “I respectfully do not care.”  Say it to anyone who relentlessly passes public judgment on something you strongly believe in or something that makes you who you are.  And remind yourself that you did nothing wrong.  Some people will inevitable judge you no matter what you do, and that’s OK.  You affected their life; don’t let them affect yours.
    It doesn’t help to tame all the difficult people in your life if you’re not ready to foster genuine relationships with good people.  On occasion, you may find that the difficulties between you and someone else drain away rather quickly when you start being less difficult yourself.  Honestly, I’m not trying to preach; this is something I’m working on in my own life—it’s a lifelong pr

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