Overcoming Workplace Frustrations: A Kingdom Lifestyle Journey

Hey friends!

Let me tell y’all about the ending of my day.

If I’m being honest, I am one of those people who struggles with things being done incorrectly, especially at work. It’s something in me that has to fix it and make sure it’s done right. However, this afternoon I thought my work was done an hour before I got off. I felt completed. I even expressed how happy I was with getting it done.

Then I noticed something out of place. Someone had moved this particular job on the schedule maybe on accident, but it completely ruined my schedule. I immediately felt the stress crawling up from my stomach to my neck. Then when I checked to see who did it, I knew the enemy had a hand in this. This is a person that I have to pray for because this person is difficult to work with, but I treat them with kindness anyway because I am living a Kingdom lifestyle.

I can admit when I first saw it, I was upset because I feel like the way they prioritize certain things are not fair to certain customers, but I understand it because it is a business. However, I felt the enemy try to plant seeds of bitterness in my mind. Even though the thought came in my head that this was purposely done, I didn’t allow it to stay. I just knew it had to be a mistake and I left it for someone higher than me to make the decision on how to handle it.

I believe that is why it is so important that we read God’s Word every day and use it as a weapon. I could not allow myself to stay angry because if I did, I would have given the enemy a foothold to plant that seed in my head, and surely that seed would have grown into bitterness.

One thing I’m learning in this walk is I will have emotions and feelings because I am human. However, I cannot allow my emotions to control me. I have emotions, they don’t have me. I have thoughts, they don’t have me. When a thought that doesn’t align with God’s word comes up in my head, I remember what God says and immediately I know that’s not God.

I encourage you that for the rest of this week, you pay attention to the thoughts that come up in your mind. Ask yourself where these thoughts are coming from and what God says about them. Also, for the rest of this week let’s practice forgiving. When we get upset, feel it and choose forgiveness.

I told y’all this walk is not easy, but growth is uncomfortable. The best part about it all is that you have the Holy Spirit with you to help you through it.