Some people are just hard to love.Not because they’re unkind. Sometimes it’s just personality.
Or timing.
Or history.
Maybe they talk over you. Maybe they never say thank you. Maybe they always seem to see the world in the most frustrating way possible.
And still, we’re called to love them.
Not in big, dramatic gestures. Most of the time, it’s quieter than that. It might look like holding your response when you’d rather make a sharp comment, or making space for someone who’s been drifting, or choosing to check in, even if they’ve been distant for a while.
Those moments don’t draw much attention, but they do something important.
They set the table for something significant, and this is what I’m asking of you this week.
The truth is, we all have our off days. We all have moments when we’re difficult to love. And still, we hope someone will meet us with a little patience, a little understanding, maybe even a little grace.
So that’s the invitation this week.
I’m not asking you to fix anyone, or force something that isn’t there. But to pay attention to one place in your life where love could be a little more present. A relationship that’s felt tense. A conversation you’ve been avoiding. Someone you’ve quietly written off.
Start there.
It won’t be easy, but that’s where love has a chance to do its quiet, steady and unglamorous work.
And you won’t get it right every time, but showing up with a willing heart counts for more than we realize and has a butterfly effect that reaches far beyond what we can see.
So try. Not perfectly, just honestly.
Love someone a little better this week.
God Bless.
FF