I had a situation with one of Caitie's kindergarten teachers the other day... it involved what I considered a rude e-mail response from her regarding items in Caitie's backpack being turned in (this was almost a month ago). One was an envelope with money in it, to pay for her class picture. Since so many things were being turned in that day, one to her morning enrichment class, and four items to her afternoon kindergarten class, which was where the money was going, I wanted to make sure the teacher received it. I sent her an e-mail asking her to please let me know if she received all four items. I never got a reply. I decided to let it go until the other day when Caitie's morning enrichments teachers sent an e-mail regarding their class picture which reminded me of the e-mail I never got a reply to. So I decided to forward that e-mail to the teacher to make sure she did get the money. She replied that morning in a way that told me she intentionally ignored the e-mail, and I was wasting her time with such a request. They're trying to teach the kids to be independent and turn things in on their own, which is good, but when it comes to money, I want to make sure the teacher receives it (this is the only time I e-mailed her to make sure items were received). To make a long story short... I replied to her e-mail letting her know just how I felt about her response, and I then took it a step further by letting a lady at the main office know of the situation. But after giving it some thought, I realized that it was wrong of me to react in such a way. Why? Because I didn't act in a Christlike manner. I let my anger get the best of me. I made it all about ME. And that was wrong. I should have just let it go... maybe she was just having a bad day... but I gave in to my anger. This is an area I really need to work on... I need a lot of work! I need to pray and ask how I can change my attitude and let go of my anger.We all have something we need to work on in order to become more Christlike... no one is perfect; we need Jesus to help guide us in the right direction... not just today, but every day. I'm beginning to think I need to stay in constant prayer, minute to minute, just to get through each day. The 'ways of the world' are prevalent... they're almost unavoidable... key word here... ALMOST. I've come to find that it's best to look onward (beyond the day's trials) and upward (to Jesus) when dealing with anger and trying to find peace. :)
Ephesians 4:26-27
Be angry and do not sin; do not let the sun go down on your anger, and give no opportunity to the devil.
Proverbs 29:11
A fool gives full vent to his spirit, but a wise man quietly holds it back.
James 1:19-20
Know this, my beloved brothers: let every person be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger; for the anger of man does not produce the righteousness of God.
