The Lord's Will and My Career

Right now is a very complicated time for me. I've been having difficulty about work relationships and just about work in general. I'm not really sure if I'm in the right place right now because I feel the work I do and the people I'm working with, my superior to be specific, is not really bringing out the best in me.

This is on a personal christian-like behavior anyway. I'd like to say I'm a good person, but I'm really not that good. And when it comes to dealing with my superior right now, it becomes even harder to be nice and polite.

There is this air of distrust between us. And so I asked the Lord to please take me away from this place. I usually say "Take me out of the dark Lord please!" and I think God has heard me.

So far there have been 3 opportunities presented to me, 2 of which cannot compete in terms of salary because I am very well-paid where I am, note though that I also work really hard. But both companies are very stable in the long-term. I've constantly asked the Lord that if either of those companies just came out with a job offer even if the pay was to be lower I would probably take it.

But so far, no offer has come my way. I'm still waiting on the Lord. Right now though my prayer has changed it's tone. Instead of saying please take me out Lord, right now it's please help me to wait for Your perfect timing and please give me the strength to stand my ground while I wait for Your will to unfold.

The third opportunity is already an offer as it is to go abroad. It's okay I guess but I'd like to stay here. I have told the Lord these things, offered to Him my career options - if they're still there.

Lord please help me, please help me know Your will and be patient for Your perfect timing. I know the Lord has so many good things planned for me. He has already brought me this far, and I couldn't have imagined myself being where I am today. He just gave me all these things

So thanks Lord, thanks so much for all these things. I truly truly appreciate them. The Lord knows my heart. The verse I carry around these days is this:

A man's heart plans his way, but the Lord directs his steps. --Proverbs 16:9

The Role Model Father - Job

Since it was Father's Day today, the message this morning, was on how to be a good father. The speaker wanted to find a role model father in the bible but said he found it difficult. There were a great many spiritual heroes, but fathers were few he said.

I don't claim to be any expert in the area, but I do know that the example he shared - Job, was pretty good. What I liked about Job was that he constantly prayed for his children, making sure they were purified. He made it his daily routine to offer sacrifices for his children.

As all parents should I guess. We should be able to embody God in all that we do, especially in front of our children.

One thing to remember also though is that we have a heavenly father who always watches over us even if our real biological parents seem to disappoint us so I guess there's no excuse for us to be bad people because as children it is our duty to obey our parents or in this case our Heavenly Father.

Job 1:5

5When the days of feasting had completed their cycle, Job would send and consecrate them, rising up early in the morning and offering ^(A)burnt offerings according to the number of them all; for Job said, "^(B)Perhaps my sons have sinned and ^(C)cursed God in their hearts." Thus Job did continually.

via Bible Gateway

Waiting Can Be So Hard To Do!

When we ask something from the Lord, sometimes it is just so hard to wait. It makes me wonder, maybe what I'm asking for isn't God's will for me. But it just seems so good an opportunity I can't help but ask it from God.

I read this story once of a boy who wanted a toy train and egged his mother so much that she finally got that exact one for his birthday. However his brother mentioned that their mother got him an even bigger and better train originally, but because the child insisted on that particular toy train, the mother had to go return the bigger and better toy she originally got and exchanged it for the train the child insisted on.

Now isn't that a shame? I don't want that to happen to me. I know God has his great and perfect will for me and although it pains me to wait so long and pray constantly for this opportunity. I still hope that God's will be done instead of mine. I know He has a greater purpose. So even if it's so hard to wait, I will. I will trust in the Lord that He will provide for me.

The Ant Vs. The Grasshopper As Applied To Christian Life

The Ant Vs. The Grasshopper

The preacher last Sunday shared about the ant versus the grasshopper. Apparently the ant has a pay now, play later attitude. They work all summer to gather food in order to be able to enjoy it through the winter.

While grasshoppers on the other hand, do this the other way around. They play all spring and summer, then come winter... well... they die.

We as Christians are like that I guess. We should be like the ant where we pay now in order to enjoy the joys of heaven later on. We work now for the glories of heaven, help as many people as we can find Jesus and possibly join us in heaven.

I do hope I can do justice to that.

Needs of the Church

The message relayed in church today was in relation to the needs of the church. The speaker mentioned of the many needs of the church and the many way people can contribute. From financial contribution to just helping around.

I find it difficult to believe sometimes because I would say our church is pretty progressive. There are a lot of rich people who attend mass in our church. Just today I saw someone in one of those new BMW's so it's kind of hard to figure out. Maybe some people just don't feel that they should contribute as much?

I offer a bit but not that big I guess so that message did hit me a bit. I understand too that the speaker was encouraging the congregation to help out and you know, in his words it was to offer "ministry" or "service." But in simple terms I think he was just saying that if we help each other out we'll make the church a better place and I agree.

Requirements to Preaching The Gospel

The message in church today was very convicting. The speaker shared about preaching the Gospel. The need to do it and how to do it. I have to admit, sharing the Gospel isn't exactly one of my strong points. I find it intrusive when other people want me to believe what they believe in just because they tell me to and I guess that's the same with me. Since I don't want to be treated that way so I don't want to cause other people inconvenience by having them believe my faith.

But the speaker said it quite differently today. He said it was our mission to share the Gospel. I guess that's true. I'd rather my actions speak though rather than my words. I'm always afraid of not walking the talk.

As a requirement the speaker said that we should purge all sin from our lives.

• We should forgive others who have wronged
  
• We should confess our own sins
• We should offer restitution as well

Another requirement was for us to Pray

• Pray
• Pray
• Pray

And I believe these to be true as well. I do hope I can share some of what I've experienced in the Lord with other people. I'm not quite sure if I can go up to people and just say them but I hope that my life will touch people in the same way.

The beautiful image of the little girl is available as a poster on Allposters.com if you're interested.

How To Share The Gospel Of Christ

Today the message in church was about how to share the gospel. There was no hocus pocus or some magic formula to get people to believe in Jesus Christ. I even thought there was something to memorize. But instead what was only required was honest to goodness testimony. Your life speaking for the Lord. Your life speaking for itself.

The speaker said that if you just speak about how grateful you are to the Lord for forgiving your sins and how grateful you are for all that He has done for you and you actually live out this gratefulness for the Lord then people will naturally be attracted to what we believe in.

I think that's a pretty good, straight-forward and honest way to do it.

Image from Blackhawkchristian.org