What I did was justified!

What I did was justified! Have you ever made that statement after you have
done something that others questioned as correct? I have known people that
have had friends, and employers in particular, that have fallen short of
what was expected of them. Let's put ourselves in their place for just a
moment and see if any of these scenarios fit those that we may have had. In
the case of a friend you might find yourself saying something like, "Just
wait until the next time they need something and then I will see to it that
I am just too busy to help them. I'll show them how it feels to be told
that someone doesn't have time for them!". Or in the case of an employer,
and I am sure we have all been here more than once, you do not get
recognition, or a bonus, or a raise that was either promised or expected.
"Well, I guess that I will just get my bonus some other way", as you fill
your brief case or purse with office supplies or small office equipment.
And then you add, "Just see if I stay late ever again and give this company
my precious time, effort and blood, sweat, and tears." "Then they will see
who was really doing all the work around here." Good heavens! In this case
you have moved from being the ideal employee in your own mind, but you have
just reduced yourself to a common thief.

Well, if we will come down to earth for just a minute and put aside our rage
and indignation, we might discover a few things. Like in the case of your
friend not being able to help you. If you are completely honest, they were
more than likely busy at the time you needed them. Others have lives too
and they are not always in sync with ours and this does not make them bad,
or non-caring or enemies. The bottom line is, they just might be busy. How
many friends have you lost because of being self centered, and flying off
the handle and saying mean "unjustified" remarks that you could not take
back? Life is just more complex than "you", and you need to learn to be a
kinder and more gentle person. You need to learn to be more Christ like in
your behavior towards others whether they are your friends or not.
(Galatians 5:22 NIV) The same is true in the workplace. The truth is that
you are only looking at the bonus, or raise, or promotion from your personal
standpoint. You are looking at it informed with only the information you
know about yourself and to be honest, some of that might be just a little
biased or inflated as is our egos sometimes. When in reality, most of the
time, our employers know who is performing up to their specific
expectations.

True, there are exceptions to the above scenarios. In some cases your
friend did treat you unfairly or even harmed you in some way, or your boss
is not doing his job and is hiring another over you to please a friend of
his. Or perhaps he is afraid that your really good work is a threat to his
job and therefore he will not give you a raise to minimize your worth to the
company. But in these cases those people are best left turned over to God
to deal with. Deut. 32:43 says that God will take vengeance on your
enemies. But there is a catch to this. YOU must be conformed to Christ.
YOU must be walking right with God. YOU must belong to God, born again and
living a Christian life in order for Him to consider your enemies His
enemies.

So are you justified? Yes, but only through the blood of Jesus. And your
walk with Him requires Christ like behavior. Try and picture Jesus with his
hands on his hip or with arms tightly crossed in front of him, tapping his
foot and uttering the words you do towards others. Pretty silly huh? Jesus
said that we must forgive others 70 times 7 times. (Matt. 18: 21-23) And I
assure you, as, more importantly, does the Bible, that God will see that all
balances out to your best interest in life. Our only "justification" is
through Him. You will be free from the strife and feelings of indignation
and anger that rob your life. Let go and let God. He is much better
qualified to handle your life crisis' than you are. Remember always, you
are the son or daughter of THE King. Now stop grumbling and go out and have
a "royal" good time!