4 Ways to Free Our Heart From Difficult People

Above all else, guard your heart….

At some point in life, we all deal with difficult people. Perhaps it’s in the workplace, neighborhood, church or community.

Or, difficult people in our family.

And our hearts, oh our hearts, they take a beating. Seriously, don’t difficult people make your heart ache?

Often, a difficult person carries a troubled soul. They are hard to reason with and deal with, sometimes on any level, and especially on an emotional level.

So when I’m around difficult people, I strap myself in and try to prepare for a ride where my heart turns flips, plummets from soaring heights, and comes to a screeching halt.

And if I interact with this person on a regular basis or even on occasion, I pray to just make it through. 

Still, the most troubling difficult person is a family member who makes our lives miserable since they are miserable within. Because this is someone who is supposed to love and care about us and our heart, we wish things were different.

Then, we second guess ourselves about our part in causing it, question what we did to deserve this treatment, try to change them, and wonder if our heart can experience real freedom.

To cope with these people, I learned to hold back tears and swallow sighs. Or, I’d attempt to get myself together and shake it off for the sake of the occasion.

But a few years ago, I experienced a breakthrough in dealing with the difficult people in my life. So, I want you to know, I found a glimmer of hope. And that’s all it took to move forward in freeing my heart.

Here are the steps I took for my breakthrough that I hope encourage you. 

(1.) Change How and Who Prepares Your Heart.

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