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"A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievious words stir up anger. ~ Proverbs 15:1"

Over the last few days, I have been challenged by a couple people.  One of them in particular's actions and perhaps inaction on an assignment frustrated me to a point yesterday where I actually even shut my office door to put some space between us.  I felt my blood pressure rising and I knew I was about to lose my cool with her.  Some may not agree with my handling of it, but in my experience I have found that putting space between people is not always a bad response to frustration. Just a longer ole count to ten practice put into play in order to avoid saying things which will hold regret for later.

I talked it out with the boss before I departed, and later with the husband.  I slept very well and all that frustration has melted away.  I knew yesterday I was getting to such a point of frustration where I would raise my voice and really let her have it, but God's word holds truth that "a soft answer turneth away wrath..."  The point of discussing the past few days with her is not to make her angry, but to help turn her performance around towards a positive.  Oh, I could and some would say be well within my right, but would it really make her any more productive?

Today, I am praying for wisdom in the handling of this situation and I am thankful for God's word and grace to show me how to go about it.