Bountiful Blessings
March 10th, 2013
Good morning, friends and family. How are you on this beautiful
spring day? Gorgeous, isn’t it? Mom, Summer and I are going clothes and shoe shopping
today. Why, you ask? Because Summer Rae got her first full time job with
benefits! YEA!!! How awesome is that? God has truly blessed us. After
graduation, she got a temporary job for a few days to get her feet wet. Then
she got a full time temporary job that eased her into the workplace. And lo and
behold, when it came crunch time to get benefits (insurance) she went on her
first interview and was given the job. How often does that happen??? She plans
on attending college in the fall for her Masters degree in Library Science. She
wants to be a research librarian. All that to say, in her new position, she
will be doing lots of research. Sounds
terrible to me but the absolute ultimate to her. J
But the excitement wears off, doesn’t it? At the beginning, we are
all smiles and gushing, “Oh my, I LOVE my job and everyone I work with”. Then,
well, Im not sure what happens but something does. Then you begin dreading
getting up in the morning. You start counting down the days until Friday. You
anxiously await holidays and vacation days. You may even find yourself taking
more sick time than previously for stress conditions - headaches, colds, tummy
aches. What happened? Did the job change? Do others change? Or is it you that
changed? Your attitude? Well, I can sum that up for you. Its you. Yep. I called
you out on it. All on you, baby. Why am I so confident of this? Because. Been
there. Done that. Oh sure, sometimes the job does change a little. And sure,
people change, even personnel change. But is that enough? It shouldn’t be. And
is it perfect anywhere? Absolutely not. No sirree. There will always be events
that get on your nerves, people that get on your nerves, situations that get on
your nerves. Basically, a whole lot of things that get on your nerves. So will
it improve if you change jobs? Sure. Return to the beginning of this paragraph.
Beginnings are always good. So what does that mean? What do we do? Flit from
job to job? Doesn’t seem smart. Stick with a job that makes you miserable and
unhappy? Doesn’t sound fun. Ahhhh, tough
decisions to make.
What I haven’t addressed is the simple truth. God wants us to work. The Bible makes several references to it. Ok,
so first things first, we need a job. Two (and the toughie), where? What are we
always supposed to do? Pray about it.
God will place you where you need to be. Sometimes we are whiny and miserable
and want out. Bad. But God may have a reason for you to be there. There may be
something or someone that you need to touch. OR there may be something or
someone that needs to touch you. When it is time to leave, God will let you
know, and he will place you in the next position. So work hard. Pray a lot. And
listen to him when he speaks. Haha. Sounds so easy, doesn’t it? Nothing worth having
is easy. Or so my Mama always said and she is pretty much always right. Excuse
me, why did I say pretty much? Please let me edit before she reads this. My
Mama is always right. Better, mom?
Now please let me add a little diddy down here at the bottom. I
may have been overzealous a little and made it sound like everyone is unhappy in
their jobs. A little Freudian slip maybe. Haha. That was not my intention. Some
people may love their jobs. I hope this letter finds that everyone does and
that I wrote it simply for the sake of listening to myself talk. I hope that it
does not apply to anyone. But just in case, that slim chance, that someone out
there is well, thinking about it, I want you to know that “most” of us go
through it at some time or another. It may not be your current job but you have
most likely experienced it at one time or the other. This too shall pass. But
Im telling you…..
Prayer. It’s the end-all answer to everything.
Bible
verse for the week:
Whatever
you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human
masters, Colossians 3:23
Prayer for
the week:
Dear Lord,
Thank you for my job. I know that I am blessed to have a job to go
to every day when so many are without. Please forgive me for my whining and
complaining. You have placed me in the position for a reason. Maybe I am meant
to touch someone or maybe I need to be taught a lesson of some type. I trust
you, Lord, with my well-being, my days and my life. Please show me how you wish
me to proceed. Please show me how I may serve you in this position. Let my
attitude be an example of your love for me and trust in me. My earthly body is
weak and well, a little whiny but my soul is filled with your love, mercy,
strength and kindness. Thank you, Lord, for your presence in my life. Amen.
Bible fun for
the week:
Fill in the blank on some odd Biblical quotes (I will give you
clues to help)
Let beer be for those who are (gnhsierpi),
wine for those who are in anguish! 7 Let them drink and (gefort)
their poverty
and remember their (simrey) no more.
and remember their (simrey) no more.
Better to live in a desert than with a (rrelauqsoem) and (gganing) wife.
A quarrelsome wife is like the (gindiprp) of a
leaky roof in a rainstorm; restraining
her is like (stiaregnirn) the wind
or grasping (lio) with the hand.
or grasping (lio) with the hand.
If only you would be altogether (tslien)!
For you, that would be (modsiw).
Trivia – are these quote from the Bible… or are they fakes?
QUOTE
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BIBLE
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NOT!
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Life is but a
walking shadow.
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As for man, his
days are like grass.
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Life is but a
fleeting moment.
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Death smiles at
us all, All a man can do is smile back.
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Surely every
man is a mere breath.
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For what is
your life? It is even a vapor that appears for a little time and then
vanishes away.
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Love you and praying that you have a wonderful week! Terri
Just in case you need them. Here are the answers to Bible Fun:
Perishing, forget, misery
Quarrelsome, nagging
Dripping, restraining, oil
Listen, wisdom
No, yes, no, no, yes, yes, yes
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