“So flee youthful passions and pursue righteousness, faith, love, and peace, along with those who call on the Lord from a pure heart. Have nothing to do with foolish, ignorant controversies; you know that they breed quarrels. And the Lord’s servant must not be quarrelsome but kind to everyone, able to teach, patiently enduring evil, correcting his opponents with gentleness. God may perhaps grant them repentance leading to a knowledge of the truth, and they may come to their senses and escape from the snare of the devil, after being captured by him to do his will.” – 2 Timothy 2:22-26
Does this sound easy for you? Don’t you wish other people took this teaching to heart as you deal with them? Sadly, that isn’t always the case for other people or for ourselves. Difficult behavior is a daily issue that requires some skill and wisdom and discipline to handle. It also requires self awareness on our part because there is often something within us that is triggered to respond as we do. This Sunday, we’re kicking off a brand new series, “All In The Family: Dealing With Difficult Behavior.” This series is designed to help us discover our own inner life, the sources of our responses and the most Christlike way of dealing with difficult behavior.
Over the next few weeks, we will allow scripture to guide us into healthy responses and lives so we can truly love God and neighbor well. As a part of our series, we are using our Sermon Series Devotional to dig deeper and follow along each week as we unpack what it means to deal with difficult behaviors. Did you miss the start of our series? Catch up now.