Burn a hole in their head

I love this verse;

Proverbs 25

21 If your enemy is hungry, give him food to eat;
if he is thirsty, give him water to drink.

22 In doing this, you will heap burning coals on his head,
and the LORD will reward you.

That verse tell us that if we really want to drive people insane...forgive them. When people have hurt you they expect you to hate them. Often they will talk trash about you and attack you. They do this because they expect you to hate them and so they are getting ready by firing the first shot. After all, if they can convince others that you are bad, well then your anger is discounted.

God tells you how to deflate their plan. How you ask? By working hard to forgive them. That is right, work hard to forgive. Do something that honors them, treat them with respect when you encounter them, and pass on opportunities to do something that is hurtful to them. The end result is it will drive them crazy. Now the work to forgive has to be authentic and that is hard sometimes. But when you give them grace when they are expecting anger...it drives people crazy.

It not only drives people crazy, it also draws the attention of God. God likes to promote "forgivers." So go out there and put energy behind the hard work of forgiving, loving, and treating others the way you would want to be treated. The rewards are awesome!