When People Suck: What to Do and How to Do It
God has been teaching me a lot over the past couple of years. People suck sometimes. This may not sound like a good Christian thing to say, but it’s true. People can hurt us and betray us and do all kinds of dirty, nasty things that make us feel inadequate and angry. It happens to everyone regardless of race, gender, or background. And what’s worse, they may not even know they did anything to hurt you - or they could be totally aware and just not care. It’s completely inexcusable, right? As the wise Jedi Master Yoda pointed out in the famous movie The Phantom Menace, anger leads to hatred and suffering of the worst kinds. The Bible speaks a lot on these topics and how they can affect us in our walk through life. We hear sermons all the time about forgiveness and verses like Matthew 6:14-15 which says “For if you forgive men when they sin against you, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. But if you do not forgive men their sins, your Father will not forgive your sins.” or ...