One of the things that gets us in trouble in our relationships is that we respond to people the same. The reality is that our response to people depends on some things. The boundaries we have with one person aren’t the boundaries we should have with another person.
The book of Proverbs states that there are 3 kinds of people: Wise, foolish, and evil. How do we know what kind of person we are dealing with? It depends on their reaction to the truth.
We’ve already laid out how to know if you are a wise person or dealing with a wise person and how to know if you are a foolish person or dealing with a foolish person.
But how do you know if you are dealing with an evil person? They aren’t the same, and we must deal with them accordingly.
Henry Cloud, in Necessary Endings said, “Evil people are not reasonable; they seek to destroy.”
Here’s how you know you are dealing with an evil person:
- They like to bring others down.
- They are intentionally divisive.
- They enjoy it when someone else fails.
- They try to create the downfall of others.
When dealing with an evil person, you must go into protection mode, not helping mode.
