Can you ever please certain people? And an update on our friends family

First an update on our friends family: Please continue to pray for them. While her mom has been in the hospital recovering from her surgery her father was taking into the hospital for what they belived was "cardiac activity", turns out it is all stress related. The entire family is taking a hard toll right now on their bodies with lack of sleep and lots of stress. So thank you for your prayers and please continue to lift them up. Her brother and sister are missionaries in China and they are to arrive in Orlando by weeks end, which will help a great deal as well. We will continue to keep you updated.

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Recently my o.h. and I were discussing individuals who seem to look for reasons to not like certain/other people. The person who ignores something/someone important in your life, or who constantly is comparing one to another. It seems everyone we know works with, is related to, or knows someone who fits into this category. The obvious thing is to pray for these people but sometimes the flesh takes over and you grow impatient and weary wondering if something will ever change. Maybe it wont. Can a person deal with that when it is a person that they have to have interaction with, i.e. a co-worker or a family member? We as Christians are called to higher standards than "others," we are called to love, honor and cherish one another and we all fall short, but how do we embrace those that are often hard to love? How do you face this challenge without allowing the flesh to enter in? On the flip side it is hard to pray for yourself when your heart has been hurt repedietly and is very tender, but still we must pray that God softens our hearts as well; which can often be hard. Life is never easy but with Gods help and time I have to remember that HE has a plan for everything.

I am called to Galations 6:8-10 which states: For he who sows to his own flesh will from the flesh reap decay and ruin and destruction, but he who sows to the Spirit will flow from the Spirit reap eternal life. And let us not lose heart and grow weary and faint in acting nobly and doing right, for in due time and at the appointed season we shall reap, if we do not loosen and relax our courage and faint. So then, as occasion and opportunity open up to us, let us do good to all people. Be mindful to be a blessing, especially to those of the household of faith.