Finding Harmony: Refining The Way You Deal With People

1. Watch your tone.

Controlling your tongue in difficult situations can help create lesser stress for people you are dealing with. The rude approach will never solve problems. Even children do recognize harsh tones albeit seemingly sweet words.

Grievous words stir up anger. Proverbs 15:1

2. Keep your word.

You are responsible for whatever word you utter. Fulfilling your promise will earn the respect of others. It shows you are a person that holds integrity dearly.

Let integrity and uprightness preserve me. Psalm 25:21

3. Be an encourager.

When you encourage others, it is evidence that you are a person of strength. Encourage [en-courage] literally means, to persuade someone to be brave. Sometimes, people have only to be reminded that they are not helpless. While many are striving to put their fellows down, you can make a difference by showing kindness.

Wherefore comfort yourselves together, and edify one another, even as also ye do. 1 Thessalonians 5:11

4. Spread cheer around.

Make others feel better and you will feel better. A grumpy person is an uncomfortable companion. Likewise, you are making a disservice to people when you are always in a grating mood. A cheerful attitude makes you walk in sunshine and others will be drawn to you.

A merry heart doeth good like a medicine: but a broken spirit drieth the bones. Proverbs 17:22

5. Guard your humor.

Making fun at the expense of others is equal to humiliation. Inappropriate remarks about a person in public intended to stir laughter is a subtle yet powerful way of tearing that person. Choose to stay away from junk talk and crude humor that feed on the other person’s flaws.

Neither filthiness, nor foolish talking, nor jesting, which are not convenient: but rather giving of thanks. Ephesians 5:4

6. Rule your anger.

There are times when you can be caught in discussions that you disapprove of. Yet, you can disagree without putting others off by giving a reasonable and calm approach. It is the mark of a mature man to be in control of his reactions. A hundred days of sorrow can be avoided when you are patient in one moment of anger.

He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty. Proverbs 16:32


Finally, brethren,

whatsoever things are true,
whatsoever things are honest,
whatsoever things are just,
whatsoever things are pure,
whatsoever things are lovely,
whatsoever things are of good report;

if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.

Philippians 4:8