He was despised and rejected by men, a man of sorrows, and familiar with suffering. Like one from whom men hide their faces he was despised, and we esteemed him not.

Isaiah 53:3

Results of Relational Letdowns:

• HARD HEART
• PRIDEFUL SPIRIT
• JUSTIFIED SIN
• REVENGEFUL ATTITUDE

1. God Help Me To live with thicker skin

• A man’s wisdom gives him patience; it is to his glory to overlook an offense. Proverbs 19:11
• Thicker Thoughts:
• People will let you down, so stop hoping they won’t.
• People can’t meet your needs, so stop hoping they will.
• …When we are cursed, we bless; when we are persecuted, we endure it; when we are slandered, we answer kindly… 1 Corinthians 4:12-13

2. God Help Me To love with a softer heart

• Jesus said, ‘Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing.’  Luke 23:34
• I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit in you; I will remove from you your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh. Ezekiel 36:26