Have you ever felt so on fire for Jesus that you are provoked by a strong desire to do great things for God in your environment? You listen to the message on the weekend and you’re so eager to start being salt and light in your environment, be it work or school.
However, the ‘realities of time’ soon hits you straight in the face. There are honest mistakes made at work that caused reprimanding from employers. You find it hard to stay focused in class and your grades don’t seem to be improving. You’re not the vocal sort and no matter what you do, people seem to be always looking down on you. You need time to catch concepts and procedures that demand instant responses. You are tasked something but somehow you were not able to do it in the way that your superior wanted.
Suddenly, somehow, that fire that you caught at Church got caught in the blaze of the work place/school instead. You so very much want to shine in your workplace/school but somehow you feel inadequate instead. A little part of you feels like you’re letting God down.
Well, to be honest, this is how I sometimes feel as well. This is why I’m writing this post because as I’m writing, I’m also convincing myself on the truth that God has laid down for us. The good news is that ‘YES’ God knows exactly how you feel as well, and He does have a way through it because He is Jehovah Shalom, the God of peace and Jehovah Rohi, our shepherd.
Always remind yourself that no matter what your going through, God is always ALWAYS thinking of you . A good verse to meditate on is this
Psalm 139:17-18
"How precious are your thoughts about me, O God. They cannot be numbered! I can't even count them; they outnumber the grains of sand! And when I wake up, you are still with me!"
Firstly, as a basis, let’s look at what God’s nature is and the truths as to what He thinks of us
Romans 8:1
“Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus,”
Galatians 3:28
“There is neither Jew nor Greek, slave nor free, male nor female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus.”
From these 2 verses, we can infer that God is good. He is a God that shows no favouritism. His love is all-encompassing and it doesn’t matter what background, education or work experience you have, He loves all! Rob Bell mentioned in one of this videos that John and Peter, whom God choose to be his disciples, were men who ‘didn’t make it’ in their education. In those days, only the best of the best would continue to further education and be discipled by a Rabi. Those who did not make it would in turn follow in the family business. In their cases, this was being fisherman.
Even so, Jesus, the Rabi of all Rabis, chose these fisherman to be his disciples. What more we, who have diplomas, degrees , A or O Levels! You must understand that God loves us all and you must be assured in your heart that He can use anybody despite the many thousand weaknesses you may have, This assurance of ‘FAITH’ will give you the motivation to get back up despite the mistakes, to try and try and try again! Despite the fact that the journey may be a long a different one, we must continually set our sights on the prize! to know that God has a ‘hope and a future’ for us (Jer 29:11).
Phil 3:14
“I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus”
Don’t let the evil one steal your faith. Have faith that God will pull through for you!
It is also important to note that a good book to read is Proverbs. Use what you’ve learnt from there and write down some reflections on how you can improve based on guidance from the book.
As what Dr Edwin Louis Cole writes in his book ‘Courage’, always write down what you’ve learnt so that you won’t forget. This way you will be conscious of your mistakes and what you’ve learnt from the Bible to apply to those mistakes.
I pray that you will find new wisdom in your workplace!
Part 2 to come soon !
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