Sometimes you just have to walk away.

“You can please some of the people some of the time all of the people some of the time some of the people all of the time but you can never please all of the people all of the time.”

- Abraham Lincoln 

Yeah, it's not a scripture passage, but don't worry, that's coming. In fact, in 1 Corinthians 8, the Apostle Paul talks about not offending others with our actions. Specifically, he writes about eating meat sacrificed to idols. 

Paul states that we should be aware so we don't cause a younger brother or sister in faith to stumble. So we do our best, and sometimes, even when we see another person making an error and try to bail them out, it turns on us anyway. It recently happened to me when I confronted someone about something they had posted on social media. One thing led to another and it became obvious that not only was the original poster not going to be reasonable, but one of his family members joined the fray, and I had to apply another scripture. In fact, it is one of my favorite, on the surface most confusing, scripture passages.  

Proverbs 26:4,5 (NLT)

4 Don’t answer the foolish arguments of fools,
   or you will become as foolish as they are.

⁵ Be sure to answer the foolish arguments of fools,
    or they will become wise in their own estimation.

My understanding of these verses is this: Don't argue with someone who isn't willing to listen because you're not going to win and you'll just be frustrated in the long run. Correct someone when they're saying something silly, because if you don't they'll just keep on doing it. Simply put, state your piece, and if the other person isn't willing to roll with it, walk away. 

Proverbs 10:8 (NLT)   

The wise are glad to be instructed,
    but babbling fools fall flat on their faces.

All we can do is try to point the other person in the right direction and pray that they go the right way. Beyond that, they're responsible to God for their own actions. 

So, I walked away. I'll pray for the kid and his family, but it will do me no good to continue to bang my head against the wall, and it won't do either the kid, or his family member any good because they're convinced of their self-righteousness. 

It all comes back to balance. 

Proverbs 10:9 (NLT) 

People with integrity walk safely, but those who follow crooked paths will slip and fall.