They’re Difficult—But They’re Not Disposable
You don’t need a pulpit to deal with difficult people. Just wake up, leave your house, and say yes to God’s calling. Before noon, someone will interrupt your peace, misunderstand your motives, twist your words, or challenge your limits. Sometimes, it’s a stranger. Other times, it’s someone you love. The truth is, wherever there’s ministry, there will be messiness. And wherever there are people, there will be pain.

But here’s the harder truth: God still expects you to love them.
Ministry isn’t just about leading the hungry, healing the broken, and preaching to the crowd. It’s about how you respond when the people God called you to serve start draining you. It’s about staying holy when others act hostile. It’s about navigating betrayal without bitterness and correction without becoming controlling. It’s about being mature enough to say, “I’m not going to let your dysfunction become my identity.”
And that’s why this book exists.
You picked up this book because you’ve had enough conversations that left a lump in your throat. You’ve gone to bed angry—or worse, numb. You’ve tried to “turn the other cheek,” only to feel like you're constantly getting slapped. You’ve prayed for God to fix them, move them, or remove them. And when nothing changed, you started wondering if maybe you were the problem.
You’re not crazy. You’re just in the middle of something God is using to refine your spirit.