Reflection Guide for When An Oxymoron Steals Your Joy

How have issues with difficult people in your church affected you?

Go through the bullet point tips and verses one at a time.  Write down any strategies that could help you handle issues with difficult people in a more Biblical or positive way.

Read through Colossians 3:12-17 write down specific practical ways you can put these verses into practice in your interactions with a particularly difficult person in your life. 

How might a change in your attitude toward this person prevent them from hurting or controlling you?