Today I realized I need a change in perspective. All along at work I was thinking my ministry
was to accomplish something, to do a good job, to reveal problems and set about
fixing them. But after several years of
trying to no avail, I’ve taken something Chuck Missler said to heart (funny, because this has been the running
theme of the week. It started with a prominent teacher saying that God isn’t in control of everything, with which I vehemently disagree.)
He asks, Do I trust that God is in
control of everything? So I set to pondering this…do I trust God to be in
control? Yes I do. God knows that the problems at work will
likely never get resolved, let alone correctly-the leadership structure and
culture are pervasive. So, if I’m not
there to “fix” anything, why am I there?
At a meeting this morning it hit me…..I suppose it’s kind of like a
hurting person or a sick patient. You
can’t fix their problems, but you can sit with them, serve them, minister to
them, encourage them, and most importantly pray for them. Likewise, I can’t fix the problems at work-only
God can arrange that-so getting upset or frustrated certainly won’t help. But I can listen and offer my service
150%. I can encourage those around me to
keep working and doing their best despite the low chance of seeing things
execute-work for the Lord, not man. I can pray--pray for those around me,
those in leadership, my projects, resolution to problems, and for the many, many people
who are hurting behind the careerist façade.
Maybe that is why God has me in this place.
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