I last wrote about forgiveness. I tend to write often on that topic (in my newsletter and in this blog)...not because I know so much about it but because it's something I struggle with and I think Christians in general struggle with. I think it's one of the biggest challenges we face as people of faith.
I'm struggling with this right now.
There are people who are causing my husband a tremendous amount of stress and aggravation. He's worried sick. The only way I can deal with this is to stay focused on my own work and limit the time I spent thinking about it. When I DO think about it I can't think of anything nice about these people and how they're treating him. I know as a Christian I need to forgive them for what they're doing. After all, Christ was able to forgive people who crucified him for Pete's sake.
I promised myself that today I would try to see this from the other people's point of view and that I'd try to imagine how they feel and without judging them. We're all facing challenges of our own and we deal with them in the best way we know how at that time. The people my husband's dealing with aren't sitting around thinking up ways to make him unhappy. They're doing the best they can with the information they have and with the responsibilities they have. He's not the only thing on their mind.
The other thing I'm going to do is pray for understanding, patience, and and end to this problem. Of course I'd like all of that sooner rather than later : - )
What do you do to work your way to forgiveness of your neighbors at work?
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