This is a follow-up to the blog on 'Do the Right Thing" which I published last. I was visiting with two different people after that blog who were struggling with opposition from others. I just had recently read a few devotionals about Nehemiah and the opposition he was receiving as he was leading the Jewish people to rebuild the wall. The daily devotional by Robert Jeffress and Pathway to Victory listed four principles for handling difficult people.
1. practice prayer - how much time are you spending in prayer about this person or situation? "There are a lot of things you can do after you pray, but you can do nothing until you've prayed."
2. exercise patience - do the right thing and what you should do, while waiting on God to do what only He can do.
3. recognize when God begins to open the door and you can make your next move - make the request of what you need from them to stop this opposition or reconcile the problem
4. expect more problems - whenever you have a God-given dream or goal, don't be surprised when difficulty comes. This is not a sign you are outside of God's will; it may be an indication that you are right in the middle of God's will
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