Today I got the first negative feedback I’ve ever gotten from a job. I heard that some people don’t like working with me. It was the first time I’d ever heard anything like that and I was taken aback. I try to be a team player. I’ve always gotten wonderful reviews and been told the opposite of what I was told today. I think after my colleague told me, he was sorry he did. I think he thought I felt bad. I did. But I also told him I know that not all people are going to like me.
So, now, what do I do with this? First of all, the information came when I was complaining about working with a certain person. So I really feel like God was setting me straight. Oh, you are complaining about working with someone. Well, guess what? Other people have complained about you. Humbling? You bet. But you know what? Although I would probably be happier not knowing this piece of information, I am grateful that God cares enough about me to correct me when I am doing ungodly things.
You can bet I am going to be processing this over the next couple of days and bringing it to God to make sure I have learned all the lessons from it that he wants me to learn. This is what life is like when you walk with Jesus. I could have reacted with an “oh yeah, well most people like working with me so tough for them.” Or something worse. But when you walk with Jesus your eyes are open to life’s lessons and God gently gives them to you to make you a better person.
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