Focus on the Good

Yesterday, I had a huge event at work.  Everything went as planned and I saw so much good come from my work and the work of others involved.  I worked my butt off and it paid off.  With all of this good stuff going on I felt one person did not come through for me.  I was very disappointed to say the least.  When I got home I talked to my hubby and he agreed with me (thanks honey).  I prayed about this situation before going to bed.  As I prayed, I asked God to give me the words to say to this person if I even needed to say anything.  When I woke this morning I prayed again. 

After arriving at work I was very busy taking care of business.  I found one of my students to ask him a question.  This student was having a rough day.  He explained his dilemna.  God opened the door to allow me to use my situation to talk to this student.  He was focusing on the bad.  I explained to the student a lot of good things happened yesterday, but I almost allowed the actions of one person to overshadow all the good.  It was as if God opened up my mind and helped me relate these two situations.  I encouraged this student to focus on all of the good things he has accomplished this year even if others try to focus on the past.  The lesson I learned today- Too much focus on the bad can totally erase all the good.