I am in an experiment to show (myself primarily) that a person can put God first, seek first his kingdom, and spend time with God daily. The experiment seeks to show that if a person does put God first then not only will a crazy job and life not fall apart- it will thrive.
I am blogging quite late tonight- not quite reflective of my recent go to bed early/wake early to pray strategy. I had a lot of things to get done this evening after a busy day off around the house getting things done. I need to make sure I still wake up at a good time in the morning to pray- and keep this habit up!
I have a statement I have been making lately to people which is this: "The world is such a mess and there are so many people who need help. I would rather be out on the mission field or something than having a job but if I have to work at a job- I want to make a difference."
The thought process is that I don't want to just come in and punch a clock. I want to come in every day and challenge myself to change things- and make a difference. I don't find that the Lord is passive about my job either. I am constantly inspired by him to make a difference, work hard, help people, and try to push forward.
I have a motto I've been saying since 2004 in my job which is "Everything we do will work". The genesis of this motto was in a sales meeting I was having around June 2004. I was encouraging my sales team as our division of our company was in the process of being acquired. I told them something like this, "Folks, we have been through a lot together and we've learned to work hard, be creative, and try a lot of different things. I can honestly say 'Everything we do will work' in this new company just as it has for us up to this point.
That motto has carried me for 7 years of sales management now and I use it a lot. The idea is that sales people, business people, and really anyone should try a lot of things and have the attitude that all of those things are going to work. If you work hard and do your best and believe things are going to work- you will have a very solid opportunity for many of your ideas, projects, and tasks to be successful. Attitude is so important and people who really buy into "Everything we do will work"- have good outcomes. I am so proud of people who are proactive, positive, and persistent- and they become successful.
Bible Passage:
Psalm 59 - this is what I learned from my Psalm of the day:
1 Deliver me from my enemies, O my God;
Defend me from those who rise up against me.
2 Deliver me from the workers of iniquity,
And save me from bloodthirsty men.
3 For look, they lie in wait for my life;
The mighty gather against me,
Not for my transgression nor for my sin, O LORD.
4 They run and prepare themselves through no fault of mine.
David was a strong man of God but look- for days in a row now the Psalms he wrote have been about extreme conflict and stress. I thought my blog post a couple of days ago "Wrestling for my life" was TOO transparent but look at this excerpt from the Psalm of the day- I feel totally normal! The serious Christian life certainly does have a lot of trial and conflict but the Lord is with us in all of it and he answers prayer! You will notice what David does to ... he leans on God, comes to God, and prays to God. He even COMPLAINS to God- I've done that before. I've gone somewhere private and complained about people or situations before. I don't want to gossip or back-stab someone who is unkind, rude, or anything else negative- but I need to get it off my chest. Talking to God about these things is totally ok - and he may give you compassion for those people when you come to him like that so you can pray for them.
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