Dealing with Difficult People
“God, knock the teeth out of their mouths.” Psalm 58:6
My first time, to preach on what is called the Imprecatory Psalms this weekend at Bridge Church. Imprecatory Psalms are those that invoke judgment, calamity, or curses, upon one’s enemies or those perceived as the enemies of God. They offer us an opportunity to see how people after God’s own heart deal with difficult relationships.
How do we deal with Difficult Relationships? How did David handle difficult relationships?
1. Take your frustration to God. Psalm 58:6, Psalm 69:19-24, Psalm 109:1-9, Psalm 55:1-8, 12-14, 22. It’s OK to feel frustration. Take it to God. Don’t allow your feelings to be your refuge. Only God can be our refuge.
2. Trust God to do what is best. Psalm 11:4-7, Psalm 52:1-5, Psalm 144:5-8. Don’t take vengeance. David actually extended grace to his enemies. Why? He knew his need of grace as a fallible leader & father. Be quick to extend grace. You’ll need some one day yourself.
3. Allow difficult relationships to remind you of your need of God. Psalm 57:1-3, Psalm 62:5-8, Psalm 71:12-15. David allowed his enemies to drive him to deeper trust in & dependence upon God.
People & our feelings will let us down. God alone can be our refuge.
Join Bridge Church this Summer as we study through Psalms in a series called Swells. 10:30am at the Maritime Museum in Madisonville.
Posted on June 26, 2016, in Bridge Church, Message Notes. Bookmark the permalink. Leave a comment.
Lane Corley 
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