The primary attitude you want before you begin caring for another individual is affection for them. Minimally, we want to see them as fellow-image bearers, knowing that we're all made in God's image, which should temper the amount of frustration we might feel toward them.
It is unwise to attempt soul care if you do not feel love for the person. You gain this kind of affection by having a divine perspective about them: God made them in His image. It's virtually impossible to pretend you like them when you're frustrated with them. https://lifeovercoffee.com/the-first-thing-to-know-when-caring-for-someone/
The shocking and inspiring story of Sophie Ottaway.
Watch the full interview here: https://lifeovercoffee.com/podcast/ep-490-sophie-ottaway-engineered-at-birth-to-be-a-girl/
Focus on the Cause, not the Effect, so you can remove the cause and not be affected by the effect.
A local church’s worship value is not primarily about the music but the lifestyle because you never ask, “Are you worshiping?” The reason is that we worship all the time. God made us for worship—wired us for worship, you could say.
Worship is part of what it means to be image-bearers. Who could do otherwise? The better question is, “What or whom do we worship?” https://lifeovercoffee.com/three-characteristics-of-a-fantastic-local-church/
Whenever a person chooses sinful anger, he is, in effect, giving the other person control over him. It’s counterintuitive. In his anger, he is like a marionette, a puppet on a string.
Anger toward someone is the total submission of their thoughts, attitudes, emotions, and behaviors to the other person. It is not self-control, as governed by the Spirit of God, but someone out of control or under the control of another spirit. https://lifeovercoffee.com/podcast/ep-110-help-for-the-angry-person/
