I was pondering my job the other other day. Now, I love my job! I don't know anyone else who honestly loves their job as much as I do. All day I get to meet amazing new women, drive around and help them to launch their businesses, get to know their stories, and connect with them.
Often times I have the opportunity to speak into their lives regarding their plans, goals, and dreams for the future.
It amazes me that I get to be employed by the #1 Company in its' field doing exactly the thing I was created to do. I love what I do!
Now, there's another side to my job...the part I try not to focus on, because when I do, I forget about my love for it. These are the numbers. Corporate America is tied to numbers, and with good reason. Relationships don't show the bottom line, money maker, but the numbers do. How many will sign up this week, what kind of sales will they generate, will they encourage others to sign, etc. The numbers...the numbers...
Recently I've allowed myself to be so focused on "the numbers" that I haven't been productive in the part of the job I love.
Thus, losing sight of the real reason I love my job has caused me to stress beyond understanding. And 'casting all my cares' seemed almost futile. (Yet I continued to try).
I received a text message, from a person I've known for a very short while. Three months maybe. She thanked me for being a 'mentor' to her in so many ways. Kind...a blessing...to say my heart was thrilled would be a massive understatement.
Later, and seemingly all at once, I knew in my heart...THIS is why my feet have been placed here. The stress of the numbers, and feeling the weight of the burden, and wondering if it was 'towel time'. So much has come together for me to have this individual in my path. And God ordained and caused our paths to meet precisely now, in this precise way, so that her heart had an opening to allow God in.
This wouldn't have happened three months ago...or perhaps not for another 14 years. I am certain her heart would have become bare to the God who loves her and chases relentlessly after her...as a man passioantely in love with his bride will chase without surrender. God would move heaven and earth for her..and He will do the same for you, dear Reader.
But in this mon=ment of stress and breaking, I realized a few things of my self, and the One Who rescued me...
1) God will use anything, anyone, and set footsteps in order years before the result ever comes to fruition just to meet with you one on one. His planner is filled with appointments.
2) Success comes often through stress. This morning I realized the weight and pressure of what I've been feeling to help one person find a Resource for her questions...can you imagine what Jesus felt stress over? His was not the weight of one, but the weight of millions.
3) Where God places your feet, He will use you, honor you, and bless you
4) Don't bail before the miracle comes. Withstand the pressure. Stand strong, keep your feet planted, and allow your roots to grow deep. So you can be a full tree, planted by streams of living water, that brings refreshing to the weary soul.
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