We live in a fallen world and sometimes bad things happen to us and to those we love. Sometimes we feel like we have been wronged by someone for one reason or another and it makes us mad. I am an imperfect man and sometimes I get upset and angry. Sometimes when we get angry we want to seek revenge, but we must resist that temptation at all cost. We need to leave that into the Lord's hands by releasing the person or persons who hurt us to Him.
It seems to hurt worse when a trusted friend hurts us or even a fellow believer in Christ. I have been hurt before by many people over the years and it never seems to get easy to deal with. Someone told me one time that times will come that people will come against you in some way and it will hurt like a bad word.
Recently I was hurt by some one's words at a certain establishment that shall remain nameless to protect the guilty. This person said I wasn't doing certain tasks fast enough and my production wasn't very good. They also said they would start leaving a list and if I didn't finish the list I would be written up for it. Now I have been at this particular place of employment for nearly 17 years and no one has ever said that my production wasn't very good or anything of the sort. This person who told me these things became really arrogant when he was telling me these things.
I was so very upset and angry. I couldn't sleep at all that night. I may have only gotten an hour and a half of sleep. The next day I went to work and I worked super hard. I was like a mad man putting product out and trying to be more productive. I wear one of those activity tracker devices and usually I average like 4 to 5 thousand steps at work on average. That day I did 14,000 steps. The next day I did 16,000 steps and the day after that I did 18,000 steps. The person who spoke to me seemed shocked and has barely said a word to me. I think I may have scared him.
I have learned something from this experience. I learned that I can work much faster and be more productive. I found out that I very good stamina to work for long periods of time with a break. In our trials the Lord will teach us things about ourselves that we would have never discovered on our own without going through a time of difficulty. God is good and He works out all things for the good of those who love Him and are called according to His purposes.
I am sure if I handled the situation that when through in a way that honored the Lord, but I hope that He did shine in that moment in a way that only He could because I know I was deeply angry and hurt. The wound still stings, but I know that the Lord will lead my steps and show me the way I must go. I forgive that person and the person who ordered him to tell me those things. I give them in the hands of the Lord Jesus Christ to deal with in accordance to His perfect will.
Sometimes we get mistreated by people and sometimes things can seem highly unfair, but we must forgive them as the Lord Jesus Christ forgave us of much.
Lord,
Help us to forgive those who hurt us.
Lead us and guide us by Your Holy Spirit.
In Jesus Name we pray,
Amen.
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