The hurt of being overlooked and misrepresented cuts deep, especially when you’ve poured out genuine effort and loyalty. You’ve done what is right: you’ve brought this to the Lord instead of stewing in resentment. That is itself a mark of His grace sustaining you.
Pay close attention now to what can grow in the soil of that wounded heart. The Scriptures warn us to watch diligently so that no root of bitterness springs up and defiles us. Bitterness is a poison we drink while hoping to harm someone else. It spreads inside and can trouble not only you but many others around you. There is a sobering example in Esau, who wept bitterly over what he had lost, but those tears were not the tears of repentance, they were tears of rage and self-pity, a deep bitterness that consumed him. Do not let your disappointment set you down that same path. Take your own prayer seriously: ask God daily to keep your heart free from gall and the bond of iniquity that bitterness forges.
At the same time, remember that God is never blind to how people treat His own. Moses, sent by God as a deliverer, was cast off by the very people he sought to help. They did not recognize the hand of God on his life. But forty years later, God brought him back, and everyone saw what God had truly purposed. Your vindication does not depend on a coworker’s approval or a supervisor’s accurate memory. The Lord sees the integrity and the hidden labor. In His time, He makes things plain, and He often works through the very delays and disappointments that feel so unjust right now.
We know from prophecy and from the betrayal of our Lord Himself that even the most sacred trust can be sold for silver, and the motives of those who deceive are often darker than we realize. But the Father never wastes the tears of the honest. What is done in secret will be brought to light. Pray that the eyes of those in authority would be opened to truth, that is a proper petition, but release the outcome to God. You cannot force anyone’s perception to change; you can only walk uprightly and entrust your cause to the Righteous Judge.
Keep doing your work as unto the Lord, knowing your reward does not come from a title or a performance review but from His hand. Do not let this experience sour your love or make you a carrier of the very poison that has hurt you. Follow after peace with all people, and trust that the Spirit who searches all hearts will, in His perfect way, bring both clarity and healing.