Forgiveness

Forgiveness is a difficult concept for many people-me included! There are countless Bible verses about forgiveness and how we must forgive others because our Father forgave us. It's just a very difficult concept. Over the last 2 years there has been one instance where I need to be the one to forgive-something was done to me and it's my responsibility as a Christian and a Child of God, to forgive this person and move on. When I was not rehired at East in Jackson I was DEVASTATED and CRUSHED! I knew that there were things that I needed to change and improve on and I know that I made mistakes but overall I thought I had improved greatly and thought that I had done more than enough to secure my teaching position for another year...apparently I was wrong and God had other plans. That's how I have to get myself to look at it-GOD had different plans-different than my own!! I was so ANGRY for days, weeks, and months. I searched for a new job but just had the door shut in my face...until God's timing was right and the door opened up for me. This leads me to where I am today-teaching in Crockett County in a position that allows me to work full time and work on getting my Master's degree. God has provided and has fulfilled HIS plan when mine didn't go how I wanted it. I still feel that I was wrongly let go by that one person, but as a non-tenured teacher, he didn't have to have any kind of good reason or proof-and I truly believe that he just did not like me. I cannot change that-I cannot let it continue to bug me or bother me, I can't let the fact that he now works at Central Office in a supervisory position, I just can't let it control me-I have to forgive and forget. I have to Let Go and Let God, because it was all His plan to begin with. Forgiveness is something that is a constant battle and a constant issue that I have to work on.