I can’t stand manipulative people. I am really having a hard time with showing God’s grace and mercy to a certain few people. The thing about manipulative people is that they think they are soooo smart. They think they are really getting away with something. They can’t even see the mercy and grace they’ve been given. They can’t see that people are doing the things they are doing only to have a Christ like attitude. I’m also seeing that selfishness and greed go hand and hand with manipultation. For example, we have a customer who Ron has bent over backwards for. This guy wants what he wants when he wants it. He acts as if he is the only customer on the face of this earth or that his ministry is the only ministry that counts. He’s been given free and deeply discounted rates on things because he is a ministry. He calls my house all hours of the night and demands what he wants done –NOW! He also waits months to pay his bills and then hangs them over Ron’s head that he can do this NOW or he just won’t pay. He’s, to my knowledge, never said thank you for any discounted rate or for generous donated time. If something takes too long to do, Ron either gives it to him free or discounts it some more. All this guy does is complain. He might as well spit in Ron’s face. I have a hard time even thinking he is a Christian. Instead I think he’s a spoiled rotten little boy. I’m sure he just thinks Ron is a doormat for him. He can’t even see Jesus for his arrogant attitude.