How do you stop someone from being disrepectful to you while remaining a Christian.
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silverflyt
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I know what you mean. I think there is a fine line between not dealing with people and not allowing yourself to be victimized. It's hard for me to just step back from people though, because it is always in my nature to help. I am not, however, willing to be abused.
klassykutie
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People are people, and that is it. You have boundaries, though. There are people whom I love, even family, but I do not involve them in my personal life because they live a life I do not want to live. There is nothing un-Chrisitian about setting boundaries. Just do it with love in your heart.
I would pray ask God for wisdom you have to deal with people like this where ever you go. There is a way to tell people I would prefer for you not to speak or treat me like such and such and still be lady like and Chrisitian. God said he will give wisdom to those who freely ask for it. Love will be the foundation of how you handle everything life mix with the wisdom from above.
Plenty said:
Even if I wasn't a Christian, I wouldn't want to be around negative people. So I don't think it's a question about Christianity, but more about being around people who are spiritually, mentally, and emotionally healthy. The un-Christianlike thing to do would be to judge those people or not be a source of compassion for them.
What do you mean by "being disrespected"?
We have no control over what others do only our action can we control.
I agree with the other post that as a christian you must and is mandated to love and treat everyone and situation with love.
I believe you can tell anybody anything, it's all in how you say it.
Sometimes as a christian I've wanted to disassociate myself from a person but little did I know God was using me to bring them into a greater knowledge of who he is. This young lady was very negative but for some reason I couldn't shake her. I tried to not be her friend but it seems our paths kept crossing and then I sought the Lord and yeild to his will and now she's married and saved and in the church and doing a work for God.
As beleivers we can't always run from things that we don't like sometimes God wants to use us to change a situation.
Pray about it and ask God what is my position in this matter.
I agree with the other post that as a christian you must and is mandated to love and treat everyone and situation with love.
I believe you can tell anybody anything, it's all in how you say it.
Sometimes as a christian I've wanted to disassociate myself from a person but little did I know God was using me to bring them into a greater knowledge of who he is. This young lady was very negative but for some reason I couldn't shake her. I tried to not be her friend but it seems our paths kept crossing and then I sought the Lord and yeild to his will and now she's married and saved and in the church and doing a work for God.
As beleivers we can't always run from things that we don't like sometimes God wants to use us to change a situation.
Pray about it and ask God what is my position in this matter.
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