[RepublicanJoe]

"If we learn to deal with the small things that bug us, how much better can we deal with those who are hard to love?"
Can you give an example of Jesus dealing with any of the issues such as "spilling coffee and getting mad," or a "bad hair day"? I have not found any Scripture for these issues.
Joyce is still in Kindergarden herself. She has just found her nich with selfish American "soccer moms."

[AlGone2001]

Can you give an example of Jesus dealing with any of the issues such as "spilling coffee and getting mad," or a "bad hair day"? I have not found any Scripture for these issues.

The scriptuse give alot of weight to the fruits of the Spirit. Those are goals that we set so that we can be a better example to the lost.

You can find all of those things that you mentioned wrapped up in:

LOVE
JOY
PEACE
KINDNESS
MEEKNESS
GENTLENESS
MEEKNESS

PATIENCE, and
SELF-CONTROL

Yes, there is a lot of scriptural weight in fruitful behavior, and how we react to our environment.

[LS]

I don't find any scriptures specifically for not using heroin. That's a lame argument. The Bible provides principles for living, not an encyclopedia. Jesus dealt with the "spilled" coffee explicitly when He said that who is faithful in little will be faithful in much; and that the "little foxes spoil the vines."

This is exactly the case, and is exactly what people need to get ahold of. You cannot begin to "love your brother" in the general sense until you love him enough specifically to put his shopping cart up, or refuse to get upset about a nasty comment. Discipline begins with the small things, not the big.