Attitude Adjustment

It never ceases to amaze me how reading the Bible can give me an attitude adjustment!  I was all set in my mind and heart, I had my topic all picked and was set out to prove others they were in the wrong.  I grabbed my well worn Bible and sat down with paper and pen ready to gather my ammunition for battle.  I scoured through my concordance, but to not avail.  I was not finding the verses I needed.  So next step?  Tom's Bible!  Yes!  He has as a huge ESV that contains way more information than one person could ever retain.  I know his Bible will have what I need!  I was wrong again.  I could not any scriptures that fit what I wanted to say.  If you are reading this carefully, then you just caught that last part "of what I wanted." 
So I go to the newest technology. . . THE INTERNET, our largest resource that can quickly dispense information in less time than a blink of the eye.  I simply type in a short phrase and hit search and PRESTO - thousands of sites are at my disposal.  I'm elated to find so many sites that will fit what I have been looking for.  God has a way of working things out for His glory, because as soon as I look at the first site the Holy Spirit is speaking to me.  I am fighting this internally and ask myself, "How can I be wrong?"
"I did the right thing, didn't I?"
I know and feel at peace that I did the right thing; however, my attitude was not of Christ.  I had a gentle reminder that our greatest commandments are to "LOVE GOD LOVE OTHERS".  I know my attitude was the farthest thing from showing love.
A old wise saying came to mind as I was reading through scripture verses.  "If you don't have anything nice to say, then don't say anything at all."  This very wise saying can be stemmed from 1 Peter 3:8-11 " Finally, all of you, be like-minded, be sympathetic, love one another, be compassionate and humble. ⁹ Do not repay evil with evil or insult with insult. On the contrary, repay evil with blessing, because to this you were called so that you may inherit a blessing. ¹⁰ For, “Whoever would love life and see good days
must keep their tongue from evil and their lips from deceitful speech. They must turn from evil and do good; they must seek peace and pursue it."  (NIV)
Even though my actions were right for my beliefs; my mouth and attitude were very wrong.
It's a great thing to know that God does not keep record of wrong doing (1 Cor. 13) because God is LOVE.  I would be in serious trouble if this were not true!  I have learned a valuable lesson and I am so grateful that I have such a wonderful, gentle Teacher.