Just for today I will be agreeable. I will not criticize, not find fault, and not try to improve or control anybody except myself. I will pray blessing on one person with whom I struggle to relate.
We find it easy to bless some people but today we are asked to bless a person with whom we struggle to relate. How do we do that? If we’re honest, most of us would like to simply avoid those with whom we struggle to relate. How and where do we find the desire and willingness to bless them? 
The generous will prosper; those who refresh others will themselves be refreshed. Bless those who curse you. Pray for those who hurt you. (Proverbs 11:25, Luke 6:28 NLT)
We don’t know what is happening in another person’s life. When we are upset with what someone said or did, perhaps we should first seek to bless them with encouraging words. Encouragement is never wasted. Giving thanks and appreciating the work someone has done, even if their efforts fall short of our standard, can build a beautiful bridge. Offering a listening ear or a helping hand might just lessen the weight of pressure another person is under.
Share each other’s burdens, and in this way obey the law of Christ. (Galatians 6:2 NLT)
Finally, it is important to be generous without keeping score of “who owes who” and “who’s turn it is now.” If score were kept between how many times God has blessed us and how many times we’ve blessed God, who would have blessed the most? We need to go and do likewise.
Prayer: Heavenly Father, As You have unconditionally loved and blessed me, help me to be like You and continually bless that person with whom I struggle to relate. Amen
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