Is someone pushing your buttons?

[Sower]

2 minutes ago, missmuffet said:

We we are telling the truthful literal word of God we have done what God wants us to do. Those who are offended have seen those words and their brain and eyes have digested those words. They will be accountable in their judgement for seeing those words and what there actions were. They will be accountable to God. Vengeance is not ours it is for God.

But it is possible to reply to those words in a Christlike manner,without getting vengeful. Stating truth, real truth, is not wrong, if done for the proper purpose.

[Neighbor]

1 hour ago, missmuffet said:

What do you do?

1. Do not engage. Stay silent ( silence is golden).

2. Do not take it personally.

3. Kill them with kindness.

4. If it is a continual problem unfriend them or put them on ignore ( out of sight out of mind).

5. Take a good look at yourself. Are you pushing their buttons?.

6. Instead of instantly getting angry try to understand them. Try to see their perspective.

7. Pray about how you are feeling. Pray for the person who is pushing your buttons.

8. Ask yourself who really owns the problem then let it go.

Any other ideas?

 

Praise God.

Give thanks in all things;

 "We ask you, brothers, to respect those who labor among you and are over you in the Lord and admonish you,  and to esteem them very highly in love because of their work. Be at peace among yourselves.  And we urge you, brothers, admonish the idle, encourage the fainthearted, help the weak, be patient with them all.  See that no one repays anyone evil for evil, but always seek to do good to one another and to everyone.  Rejoice always,  pray without ceasing, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.  Do not quench the Spirit.  Do not despise prophecies,  but test everything; hold fast what is good.  Abstain from every form of evil.

 Now may the God of peace himself sanctify you completely, and may your whole spirit and soul and body be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.  He who calls you is faithful; he will surely do it.

 Brothers, pray for us.

 Greet all the brothers with a holy kiss.

I put you under oath before the Lord to have this letter read to all the brothers.

The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you."

[Sower]

21 minutes ago, Yowm said:

True, it helps to add humor

Say what

[missmuffet]

14 hours ago, Sojourner414 said:

13. Wait until their attention is off of you, and sneak away quietly.

Hmmm....the passive aggressive approach

[MorningGlory]

14 hours ago, Gary Lee said:

Say what

[MorningGlory]

14 hours ago, Gary Lee said:

But it is possible to reply to those words in a Christlike manner,without getting vengeful. Stating truth, real truth, is not wrong, if done for the proper purpose.

This is so true.  Personally, though, it's usually me that is pushing buttons. 

[Justin Adams]

Heck. Anyone can be wrong. Take me. I thought I made a mistake last year; then found out I was in error.

[missmuffet]

2 minutes ago, Justin Adams said:

Heck. Anyone can be wrong. Take me. I thought I made a mistake last year; then found out I was in error.

You made a mistake?

[frienduff thaylorde]

20 hours ago, missmuffet said:

What do you do?

1. Do not engage. Stay silent ( silence is golden).

2. Do not take it personally.

3. Kill them with kindness.

4. If it is a continual problem unfriend them or put them on ignore ( out of sight out of mind).

5. Take a good look at yourself. Are you pushing their buttons?.

6. Instead of instantly getting angry try to understand them. Try to see their perspective.

7. Pray about how you are feeling. Pray for the person who is pushing your buttons.

8. Ask yourself who really owns the problem then let it go.

Any other ideas?

 

Yes and it is the whole answer.   PRAY TO GOD , the SPIRIT will reveal precisely what needs to get said and done .  I PROMISE its that simple.

[frienduff thaylorde]

19 hours ago, Gary Lee said:

But it is possible to reply to those words in a Christlike manner,without getting vengeful. Stating truth, real truth, is not wrong, if done for the proper purpose.

IN whose manner .     CHRIST LIKE manner.   I do agree.  but do remember he picked up whips to run those thieves and robbers out that house.

Plus ,  I seen no seeker friendly all  inclusive in JESUS one bit.   BUT you are right .  SHOULD be done in Christ like manner.

SO my advice is , lets read real hard over and over again the gosples,  read over and over again the letters of the apostels.  then let that pattern SINK IN REAL DEEP.

cause its a pattern so rare these days that most have no idea what the church has lost , let alone that they are lost .