Loving People Who Are Hard to Love - by Joyce Meyer

Once again, the obnoxious person in your life has purposely done something to upset you. This author claims there is a way to deal with people like that, but following her suggestions may be hard. People who are difficult can ruin your day, but only if you let them. You have the choice to dwell on something, or let it go. According to the author: "...Forgiveness is not a feeling. It is a decision we make about how we will treat the people who have hurt us." You don't have to feel love to show love. Joyce paid a lot of money for the very best care available for her abusive father, along with the mother who abandoned her. Even though the two of them spent years hurting her, Joyce made the decision to help them at the end of their lives. Prickly people are usually that way because they reflect back to you their image of themselves. Hurt people, hurt people. Here are some things to do that may help: Look for the good in people, everyone has something. Enjoy the good, and pray that the bad part gets better. When you are interacting with someone who is hard, try thinking about overlooking things for God's sake. God wants you to return good for evil. Try to find out what they like. Sometimes talking about that subject can make them easier to be around. Practice being loving, even if they are horrible, and it will get easier to do so when dealing with the person. Have patience, it may take a long time to get a break through with a difficult person, it may never happen. But you will be blessed for trying. It is hard to show love to someone who never seems to appreciate it. But we are not responsible for how others act, however, we are responsible for our actions, and that will bring us happiness. The bottom line: if you don't forgive someone, you will only hurt yourself. I recommend this five-star book to anyone who has ever had conflict in their life. Thank you, Faith Words Books, for providing Tickmenot with a book to review. Opinions are my own.