What Timing....???

While doing my bible study, there was a question asked and it was...when was the last time you got angry? Now, keep in mind that I have really tried walking close to the Lord and when I do that...it seems that people, places, or things don't affect me like they normally would. I really had to think of when I last got angry. Then, I recalled just this Tuesday?! Can you believe that? Just the day before! I received a call that someone that had changed plans and would not be doing what they swore to me they would. Now, this wasn't a full blown anger fit I threw when I heard this news, but it did upset me. I felt tricked, used and disrespected. So, I began calling this person and, just as I expected, no answer -- voicemail. So, through semi-gritted teeth, I left TWO very sweet messages...it was a chore. The next day, as I continued with the lesson and realized I had to let this go for several reasons...a peace came over me and I was back on track. Not five minutes later, the phone rings, and it's the very person I was upset with telling me she had already taken care of what she promised and was calling to give me a confirmation number! James 1:20 states "The anger of man, does not achieve the righteousness of God". Through this journey with the Lord, time and time again it seems that one of my jobs is to remove specks out of people's eyes, while I have a log in mine. That is NOT my job! My job is to love the Lord my God with all my heart, my strength and my might. Even though I fail to do this throughout the day, it's what my spirit wants to do. It's easier to let go, when you realize it wasn't yours in the first place. May each of us make it a day full of love.