Be A Low Maintenance Larry, Not A High Maintenance Harry

High Maintenance Harry vs Low Maintenance Larry 

“The righteous should choose his friends carefully, For the way of the wicked leads them astray.”

Proverbs 12:26 NKJV

Emotionally high maintenance people are exhausting, so don’t be one, or do life with one!

1.

Harry always has urgent needs

Larry always has time for you

2.

Harry has a sense of entitlement

Larry takes nothing for granted and has a spirit of gratitude 

3.

Harry clings to stories of wrongs done to him

Larry forgives quickly and often 

Be even-tempered, content with second place, quick to forgive an offense. Forgive as quickly and completely as the Master forgave you.

Colossians 3:13 MSG

4.

Harry talks a lot about himsel

Larry is genuinely and deeply interested in you 

5.

Harry craves a listening ear

Larry turns away gossips 

Don’t speak evil against each other, dear brothers and sisters. If you criticize and judge each other, then you are criticizing and judging God’s law. James 4:11 NLT

6.

Harry lives in a state of perpetual drama

Larry is  peacemaker

7.

Harry is obsessed with details

Larry is uncomplicated

8.

Harry is quick to criticise without offering alternatives

Larry always bring something to the table 

9.

Harry resents change

Larry embraces change 

10.

Harry has no idea how high maintenance he actually is!

Larry is acutely self aware, know his blind spots and ask for others to challenge his ideologies and worldview.

Be a Larry!