How to Love Difficult People: Receiving and Sharing God’s Mercy

by William P. Smith

Publisher:

New Growth Press

, 2008

Overview

Prickly, defensive, nasty, volatile, withdrawn, miserable...aren't there days when you feel surrounded by difficult people? How do you cope? You can try avoiding them, gossiping about them, or giving them a piece of your mind. But wait! Don't your reactions make you hard to love too?

William P. Smith explains that learning how to deal with difficult people starts with understanding that God's pursuing love is not just for them; it's for you too. You need God's love and forgiveness just as much as they do. Knowing the love of God will change your attitude, your goals, and your actions toward the difficult people in your life. And that just might encourage them to change too!

Product Details

• Title: How to Love Difficult People: Receiving and Sharing God’s Mercy
• Author: William P. Smith
• Publisher: New Growth Press
• Print Publication Date: 2008
• Logos Release Date: 2024
• Pages: 24
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Reader Edition
• Subjects: Conflict management › Religious aspects--Christianity; Interpersonal relations › Religious aspects--Christianity; Love › Religious aspects--Christianity
• Resource ID: LLS:HWLVDFFCLTPPL
• Resource Type: Monograph
• Metadata Last Updated: 2024-08-13T22:51:17Z

About William P. Smith

William P. Smith, MDiv, PhD, is a pastor and director of the community counseling center at Chelten Baptist Church, Dresher, Pennsylvania. He has authored the books Loving Well (Even When You Haven't Been) and Caught Off Guard: Encounters with the Unexpected God as well as numerous minibooks including How Do I Stop Losing It with My Kids? and How to Love Difficult People. Bill is regularly invited to speak at other churches and lead weekend retreats. He and his wife Sally are the parents of three very active children.