GIFT #1:
Difficult people can teach you how to love; preparing you for heaven!
- You learn to become more patient, more understandin, more persevering
- You have pity for them because you realize that “hurt people, hurt people”
- You learn to see teh good qualities even among difficult people
- You learn how to be compassionate as God is compassionate
- You learn how to forgive; to remove bitterness from your heart.
Difficult people can teach you to protect yourself and learn how to say “NO” to abuse
- You learn love yourself, respect yourself, by no longer allowing abuse.
- You learn to be courageous and stand up againsy bullies
- You learn to give “tough love” - refusing his abuse again. It may be the most loving thing you can do for a difficult person
- You wizen up, learn tact, and learn how to distance yourself from harmful people.
Difficult people can help you get to know your weakness
- Difficult people remind you that you too could be difficult to others
- Difficult people teach you many important lessons in life. By seeing the tragic results of their actions, you’re inspired to do the very opposite of what they do.
Difficult people can bring you closer to God
- Difficult people force you to pray to God a lot - “Lord, help! I can’t take it anymore”
- Difficult people force you to trust in God - “Lord, I give up! I’ve done everything…”
- Praying for difficult people may not change them, but you will
- “Your cross (difficult people) is your key to heaven” -St.Poveda
- You realize that you are God’s difficult person-yet you are still love by God.
After reading this Four Gift by Bo Sanchez, I remember a lot of things that happend to me. It may not be a good memory to look back, but still, it made me and molded me into who I am today. And I’ve realized that there is really a balance between good and bad, so that man would learn how to live life fully. This balance is just one of the wonderful and miraculous ways of God in teaching his people.
Difficulties that I have encountered (and will still be encountering) made me (will make me) a much better and stronger person.
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