diplomacy

In the beginning of Judges 8 Gideon was able to quell the Ephraimites' anger by telling them their accomplishments were greater than his. It seemed like it was one of those situations that could have turned ugly but Gideon was able to handle it. This is something I need to work on. Just being able to handle situations where people might be angry with me. Usually I act harshly when hearing complaints, or I run from the situation.

I think when it comes down to it it's a matter of having an attitude of love. And the simple truth is I don't have that attitude a lot of the time.