A Master Class on Dealing with Difficult People

1. Listen attentively

2. Ignore strategically

3. Confront when necessary

• Lower the temperature

• Act humbly

• Feel empathy

• Speak wisely

• Offer restitution

• Ask for forgiveness

• End on a positive note

God often uses specific relationships in pivotal moments of our lives to accomplish His will for us and others.

1. Goliath has the look of a hero

2. Saul is disqualified as a hero

3. David is ready to be a hero

Calling - A communication from God, accompanied by a special equipping by God, to fulfill a specific purpose for God.

What does it mean to be "In Sync" with God?

God wants a people who desire Him more than anything else.

God wants a people who will make Him the ultimate object of their trust.

God wants a people who find their ultimate identity in Him.

Our hope is tied to a promise, His name is Jesus.

“I have learned in whatever state I am, to be content: I know how to be abased, and I know how to abound. Everywhere and in all things I have learned both to be full and to be hungry, both to abound and to suffer need. I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.”

Philippians 4:11-13 (NKJV)

Proverbs 12:25, “An anxious heart weighs a man down.”

- Worry is the sin of distrusting the promises and power of God.

Weight of Guilt:

• Destroys our confidence.

• Devastates our relationships.

• Damages our bodies