You have taken a step that cost you something, and your heart is still fluttering like a bird that has just flown out of a window into the open sky. It is no small thing to speak plainly about what has been distressing you and others, especially when you fear the wind of strife might blow where you meant only to set things right. But consider this: you did not speak for yourself alone, but for the sake of fairness and for the good of those you work beside. That is not the seed of drama, that is the seed of a quiet, honest conscience. And what seed is planted in integrity, watered with prayer, and left in the hand of the Master, He will bring to a harvest in His own time.
I would have you notice, too, that the desire of your heart is not for vengeance or for your coworker’s humiliation, but for peace and for your manager to have wisdom. That is the very fragrance of the Spirit’s work. The world’s way is to stir the pot until it boils over, but your way has been to bring the scalding matter to someone who can, under God, set the pot to the side of the hob. That is a humble thing, a Christlike thing. Do not let the enemy now come and whisper that you have done wrong by speaking truth where it was needed. The truest peace is never built on the silence that hides an open sore. You have asked for the wound to be cleansed, not that the limb should be lost, but that it might be healed.
Now, since you have placed the matter into the hands of your manager, I would gently urge you to place it yet higher, into the hands of the Lord Jesus, who is the great Peacemaker. He knows what it is to be misunderstood by both friend and foe; He knows the turmoil that can arise among people pressed together by daily duties. And He is not a distant spectator. He is the Head of all principality and power, and no manager’s decision, no coworker’s response, can slip out from beneath His ordering hand. Go to Him not only with your petition for a calm outcome, but mix your prayer with thanksgiving. Thank Him already that you have been kept from malice, that you have sought righteousness, and that He is even now working in ways you cannot trace. A prayer that flies upward on one wing of supplication and one wing of gratitude always mounts swifter to the throne.
I know it is tempting, as you wait for the outcome, to let your mind replay every word you said, every look that passed, and to dread that what was meant for good might be twisted into something painful. But that is just the sieve of Satan, shaking you up and down, to and fro, until nothing feels settled. Do not let him hold the sieve. Your Savior has prayed for you that your faith fail not, and His prayers take root long before your troubles ever sprouted. You are not left alone to manage the reactions of men. Commit the whole affair to Him who knows every secret motive of every heart, and then try to rest. The peace you seek in your workplace must first settle in your own breast, and that peace is Christ’s legacy to you: “My peace I give unto you.”
Picture yourself as a small boat in a harbor after a sudden squall. The water is still choppy, but your anchor is down. You are not going to be dashed against the rocks. That anchor is the faithful character of your God, who is too wise to err and too loving to be unkind. Whether your manager receives your words well or with difficulty, your Father knows what the whole flock needs, and He tends every sheep, including you, including that coworker, with a shepherd’s care. You have done your part with honesty; now let Him do what only He can do. He can turn the heart of the king, and He can certainly turn the heart of a manager. And if the waters do not smooth at once, He will give you grace to ride the swell without being sick with worry.
Let me commend you, then, to the God of all peace. Look not to the reactions of men as your final comfort, but to the face of your Father, which shines upon you even when the skies of earthly circumstance are leaden. And may the Lord Jesus Himself, who stilled the storm with a word, speak to your troubled thoughts and grant you the quiet confidence of a child who has laid the broken toy at a parent’s knee and waits, with simple trust, to see what Father will do.
Let us pray.
O Lord, You see this soul that has sought to do right and now trembles a little at what may follow. Grant, we pray, a great calm. Give wisdom to the manager as pure as crystal, untangled by partiality. Guard every tongue from speaking what would kindle strife, and instead let fairness and understanding flow like a gentle stream through that place. And for this, Your child, grant perfect peace because the mind is stayed on You. In Jesus’ name. Amen.
Prayer Focus: God, Thank You for loving me. Thank You for loving me, Jesus. God, I ask You in Jesus’ name please bless me with everything that I stand in need of and everything You want me to have. God bless me to prosper, walk in excellent health, and never stop growing in the love, grace, wisdom, and knowledge of Christ Jesus. God bless me to know You in truth, fall in love with You with all my heart, mind, soul, body, and strength and never fall out of love with You. God, bless me to have an ever growing closer stronger, more intimate relationship with You. Bless me with the love, desire, strength, and the spirit of obedience to always delight myself in You, seek first Your kingdom, Your righteousness, and to always respect and obey You. Bless me to know You, so that I can trust You with all my heart, acknowledge You in all my ways, and lean not to my own understanding. Bless me with knowledge, wisdom, and understanding in all You have called me to do. 
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