Thursday, June 27, 2013

Rubbed The Wrong Way

Some people rub us the wrong way. Our personalities are like opposite poles of a magnet. In high school, one of my sister's friends told me she did not like me. She was not mean about it. She simply wanted me to stop trying to be her friend because my quirks were driving her up the wall. I was surprised and hurt but could understand her frustration. I never forgot that experience. It taught me to be aware of other people's likes and needs.

I am not advising we use tell people we don't like them, though I am sure many of us would like to say that sometime. Scripture tells us to be patient with all men (1 Thessalonians 5:14). That means people we do not take a shine to as well as those with whom we are comfortable.



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