Living at peace

“If it is possible, as far as it depends on you, live at peace with everyone.” Romans 12:18
If there’s one thing you can be sure of in life, it’s that every day you get out of bed (and even on days where you don’t get out of bed), someone, somehow, will do or say something that annoys you. What do you do when that happens? Do you get over it, or do you try to give it back to them? Do you rant and rave, or internalise it?
The Bible tells us to live at peace with everyone. But that doesn’t mean that we force other people to conform to a way of life that doesn’t annoy us. Rather, living at peace depends on us. Being resentful and always getting upset doesn’t hurt the person who is upsetting you – it only hurts yourself.
Assume the other person isn’t going to change for the better, and change your attitude towards them. Make a decision to see them the way God sees them. Let their hurtful words go – don’t hold onto them. There are going to be people who you’ll never see eye-to-eye with. But don’t make them your enemy. Ask the Holy Spirit to help you.