Monday, September 29, 2014

Friday, September 26, 2014

Silver Platters

Having a job is not at all what I was expecting.  Before, I had kind of been able to hide from the hard days and avoid things I didn't really want to do.  Now, I stare the hard stuff straight on in the face.  Mom told me that life can't be handed to me on a silver platter.  The hard part is, that up until this point, some of it has been.  Getting out of that is a little bit of a challenge.  But I must admit that even on the hard days, I still find myself having a good time through it all.  As my boss said, "If you're having a bad day, don't show it because the customer might be having a bad day too, and your smile and kindness might just give them the push they need to finish the day."
Truth is, I enjoy my job, and the chance to push myself and leave my comfort zone may be scary and intimidating, but it's just broadening my horizons so that I can be better equipped and prepared for the things God throws at me throughout the day.  It's all for a purpose and a reason!  Don't give up just because it's hard!  Instead, see it as a challenge that God has given you to help you grow in your faith, or be better suited to spread his Gospel.
Last Sunday my dad gave a wonderful sermon.  In the passage of scripture he was speaking from Paul said:

"For you yourselves know, brothers, that our coming to you was not in vain.  But though we had already suffered ad been shamefully treated at Philippi, as you know, we had boldness in our God to declare to you the gospel of God in the midst of much conflict.  For our appeal does not spring from error nor impurity or any attempt to deceive, but just as we have been approved by God to be entrusted with the gospel, so we speak, not to please man, but to please God who tests our hearts."
(1 Thessalonians 2:1-4)

I just think it's kinda cool that Paul saw the gospel as a precious gift that God had entrusted him with.  We also should see it that way.  It's not something we keep in our back pocket and flash it whenever we need it.  It's something we should protect, treasure, and share.