Who annoys you?
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| Veiled Chameleon, Walknboston/Flickr Creative Commons |
Is it a family member, friend, neighbor, co-worker, or employer?
Have you found yourself rolling your eyes, avoiding people, talking about them behind their back, even venting on social media?
It’s easy to get frustrated with anyone but what if that frustration turns to dislike or even hatred?
That’s never a good thing.
I’ve noticed in myself that a couple of factors exist that compel me to get annoyed with people. If you can pinpoint what bothers you, it’s possible to change your attitude about that “annoying” person.
FAST FACTS:
1. We see imperfections or weaknesses in others that we ourselves are guilty of.
2. We have been offended by them and are still allowing that un-forgiveness to cause a root of bitterness.
3. We share different opinions, beliefs, morals, values and began judging them for not holding the same standards.
There is a common core that ties all of these together. It’s PRIDE.
I remember the day that I felt convicted in this area toward one of those “annoying” people in my life. The more I wanted to point a finger at them, the more I felt convicted.
Pride is one of those snicky emotions. It can camouflage itself like chameleons in a flower garden. It looks good, feels good, everyone talks about having it.
How do you get rid of pride and actually stop being annoyed?
It doesn’t happen overnight. It can take days, months, years even, but it’s worth it.
Why? you might ask, because unlike a chameleon, people can’t change to accommodate every person in their life and that’s exactly what we are asking of them.
We are asking them to become like us. Not going to happen … and if it does, run away. (Remember Invasion of the Body Snatchers?)
Being exactly alike didn’t turn out well for them.
And it won’t for us either.
If we want to be accepted for who we are, we need to give that same GRACE to others.
“…be careful that when you get on each other’s nerves you don’t snap at each other. Look for the best in each other, and always do your best to bring it out.”
1 Thessalonians 5:14 The Message
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