Article February 9, 1998 Issue

I was tired of being angry at work

"Turning completely to God and knowing He was in control was my answer."

By Margaret E. Barnhart

While walking our dog one evening after work, I found my-self yelling at her quite a bit. She sniffed too long, she went the wrong way, she didn't seem to be doing anything right. It was then I realized that I had a problem. Tension from the office was entering every aspect of my life. My days were filled with the struggle to accomplish too much in too short a time.

The first step in overcoming a problem is to realize that something needs correcting. So right then I resolved that walking the dog should be fun, and I could be joyful while doing it. It's natural for all of us to be joyous as children of God, good. Doing this seemed to be a struggle for some time, but I kept praying.

The pressure at home ended as I learned to question if all these things needed to be done and to eliminate those that didn't. But the problems at work did not stop. Some days were happy; most were not. I knew I should be joyous, but I wasn't with any degree of consistency.

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