Sunday, September 5, 2010
The Winds of Change are Blowing.
The "Winds of Change" are blowing, can you feel them? This week I ended a tour on a job I have had for 5 years. I am moving to a different company, in the same field, only this time, with pre-existing experience. The pay is much better, but I feel anxious and that I need to prove myself in a strange new environment. My faith in Christ is very solid, but I am struggling with sin in areas which is something that a mature Christian should acknowledge is a lifetime struggle. Nonetheless, when in the Spirit, I feel the desire to shed the sin nature, as it robs me of my utmost potential and communion with Almighty God, the One Lover of My Soul. For now, I have to continue to Fight the Fight of Faith, and do my best to walk in the Spirit. At 52 years of age, it has been very hard leaving one job for another. As a young man I could care less, as I probably held 1000 jobs. But now I am much more circumspect, redeeming the time, and very aware of my encroaching mortality. At my last job, God had a few assignments for me, and I know He will have more at my new location. Once I was a baby Christian, a Bible student, etc., but now an ardent Christian Apologist with an arsenal in my library, and in my mind. This is a straight call and grace from God, to have this knowledge and the aspiration to uncover such knowledge, and I am forever grateful to "Abba" My Father. Many times I have believed that God needs a really bad apple for a disciple, and I have earned that title as well as The Apostle Paul claimed he did. The one thing you come to learn in any intellectual pursuit, is that the more you learn, the more you realize how much you do not know. But, we cannot know it all. We are individuals, each with our own distinct gift from God Almighty. So just flower and bloom, right there where you are, God will send those He is preparing, if we will but prepare in service to The Master. Yes, The Winds of Change are blowing. Frightening, exciting, interesting, and poignant to the psyche, are the Winds of Change. We must move forward. God walks with us, in front, and behind us. He has prepared this moment of graduation and stewardship, and it is a thrilling time to be both human, yet to walk and move in an eternal, consequential, endeavor, following God one step at a time, never totally knowing where the next step will be, but waiting on The Lord, as is the method God uses to keep us on chair's edge, cherishing His voice, His presence, and His unfaltering direction. Thank you Father, for those times I tested you, and all on Earth, with my wandering ways. You have stood in the gap for me Father. You have redeemed my most evil atrocities, by Your immutable grace, You have smiled on me, in the midst of the fire. You have melted me, broken me, and reshaped me, a multitude of times, but You never saw it proficient to rid Yourself of me. What a Mighty God You are! I do not deserve the air I breathe, yet I feel Your smile at this moment. One day soon, You will change me, to be a little more like You. That is the day I long for Dear Abba. Thank you for not giving up on me, and please give me a heart for others as well. I love You Lord!
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Change of a job, even if it's a lateral move, is a major decision for most people I know. As a Christian, we don't live just for ourselves and want to make sure we are not walking outside of His divine will. It takes courage and more energy, because you have to learn THEIR way of doing things, meet and know new people and deal with driving a different route than you have for the last 5 years. Still, the Lord wants us to obey him even if it requires a major move. Jacob and Joseph are prime examples of how God can use changes in jobs and locations for his glory. Still, they did have bumps in the road and had to lean on their faith in God along the way. I hope you are able to continue your blogs and other ministries the Lord has started with you even though you have started a new job. I also hope your new job is what you had hoped. My husband and I have been wrestling with this prospect for both of our jobs for the past few years and have decided to ride it out for now. We don't really want to move away from our church and grandchildren, and we don't want to do anything that might get in the way of what the Lord has been doing in our lives. Still, we are still exploring other possibilities of income, and I just got approved to work more hours at my job. Money is a necessary evil for this world. We just have to pray that we are faithful stewards of our time and money for the glory of God - regardless of what we do for a living. Blessings to you today.
ReplyDeleteAmen sister. My heart goes out to you and your husband as you live your lives making a mark for time as well as eternity. Thank you for being a part of this. BC
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