He was despised and rejected by men, a man of sorrows, and familiar with suffering. Like one from whom men hide their faces he was despised, and we esteemed him not.
RESULTS OF RELATIONAL LETDOWNS:
•HARD HEART.
•PRIDEFUL SPIRIT.
•JUSTIFIED SIN.
•REVENGEFUL ATTITUDE.

GOD, HELP ME
1)TO LIVE WITH THICKER SKIN.
A man's wisdom gives him patience; it is to his glory to overlook an offense.
Thicker Thoughts:
•People will let you down, so stop hoping they won’t.
•People can’t meet your needs, so stop hoping they will.

…When we are cursed, we bless; when we are persecuted, we endure it; when we are slandered, we answer kindly…
2) TO LOVE WITH A SOFTER HEART.
Jesus said, ‘Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing.’
I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit in you; I will remove from you your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh.

Proverbs 19:11, Isaiah 53:3, Ezekiel 36:26, Luke 23:24 and 1 Corinthians 4:12-13