It's All In The Attitude and Expectation

 

2 Samuel 16:5-9(NKJV)

5Now when King David came to Bahurim, there was a man from the family of the house of Saul, whose name was Shimei the son of Gera, coming from there. He came out, cursing continuously as he came. 

6And he threw stones at David and at all the servants of King David. And all the people and all the mighty men were on his right hand and on his left. 

7Also Shimei said thus when he cursed: “Come out! Come out! You bloodthirsty man, you rogue! 

8The Lord has brought upon you all the blood of the house of Saul, in whose place you have reigned; and the Lord has delivered the kingdom into the hand of Absalom your son. So now you are caught in your own evil, because you are a bloodthirsty man!”

9Then Abishai the son of Zeruiah said to the king, “Why should this dead dog curse my lord the king? Please, let me go over and take off his head!”

That's an understandable response.  But check out what King David had to say.

2 Samuel 16:11-13(NKJV)

11And David said to Abishai and all his servants, “See how my son who came from my own body seeks my life. How much more now may this Benjamite? Let him alone, and let him curse; for so the Lord has ordered him. 

12It may be that the Lord will look on £my affliction, and that the Lord will repay me with good for his cursing this day.” 

13And as David and his men went along the road, Shimei went along the hillside opposite him and cursed as he went, threw stones at him and kicked up dust. 

Many of us in this situation would be mad.  We'd want to take the guy out.  We'd probably be feeling a bit like we were being punished.  But not David.   His first line of thought is that "Hey God can always turn this into something good!"  Expect good things to happen and they usually will!