How Do You Relate To People?

Ephesians 6:12 For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places. 13 Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand.

Have you ever heard somebody say (even yourself) that somebody is your problem. We tend to think that if somebody is removed from our life things will be easier. Anybody who has moved place to place realizes every where you go you run into the same types of people and personalities with new names and faces. The problem is how we relate and or relate to people who are in our lives. As a child of God we have to remember we are in a spiritual fight. at one time Peter heard the greatest revelation from God (you are the Christ) and then later Jesus had to look at Peter and say get behind me Satan (talking to the spiritual influence). Many times we take something said as an offense and don't realize there are other things at work even in your day to day life. You can be easily sidetracked by fighting something that was spiritual in the natural. Renewing our minds with the Word of God is very essential with prayer and communication with God to know the difference. Many people who are offended rarely mention it and begin to withdraw themselves from people and situations. This is not a solution. This is a setup for if you don't learn to deal with certain things in life the enemy will use it over and over again to stop you from moving forward. In the Bible Joseph had to face his brothers, Moses had to face Pharaoh, Israel had to face the Philistines and so on. Passivity and fear keep us from doing what God wants. These men took the problem head on with the leading of the Holy Spirit. That time has come for Christians especially now. We have put down the Armor of God (Ephesians 6) for the weapons this world uses. Yes we are supposed to vote, legislate, etc. but there are things that Ephesians 6:12 tells us that we wrestle against. Things in this world will not change without prayer and evangelism. We often forget this is all about souls not our little piece of life we want to claim. The selfish state of sin has crept into the church where it's about my stuff. We want things in our lives and we must realize that anything God has not put together, ordained or is in the center of is doomed to fail miserably. If we keep this in mind that "vulgar" person will become a soul that will need Christ. That 'offensive' person will be first on our prayer list and to be blessed by us. Then seeking his kingdom first all the things we want and need will be added to us. If we relate to people how God sees them we will see the healing of not only our nation but the world.