God Didn't Create Difficult People

Every one of us has someone who comes to mind when we hear the words difficult people. The coworker who complains about everything. The family member who seems impossible to please. The parent who tries to control every decision. Most of us have never been taught how to understand them, so we label them, avoid them, argue with them, tolerate them, or pray that God will somehow change them.

But behavior is only part of the story. Anger, criticism, control, manipulation, withdrawal, sarcasm, and negativity are rarely the real problem. They are symptoms of something happening inside the heart: fear, pride, shame, unhealed wounds, false beliefs, unspoken expectations, broken communication. God Didn't Create Difficult People follows those symptoms down to their roots, through the Seven Core Motivations and what happens to each one when fear replaces faith and self-protection replaces love.

The purpose of this book is not to help you become better at identifying difficult people. It is to help you become a healthier person. Because perhaps the greatest transformation won't happen in the difficult people around you. Perhaps it will happen in you.

The strength itself is not the problem. The heart directing the strength is.

1. Introduction4 minFree sample
2. 01What Makes Someone Difficult?8 minFree sample
3. 02God Didn't Create Difficult People7 min
4. 03Understanding the Seven Core Motivations6 min
5. 04When Strengths Become Kryptonite7 min
6. 05The Difficult Person in the Mirror7 min
7. 06Your Inner Critic6 min
8. 07Expectations Create Disappointments6 min
9. 08Heart Talk6 min
10. 09The Power of Words6 min