Work for God Not Man

Colossians 3:23 states, "Whatever you do, work at with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for men,"

I need to put this verse into perspective as it relates to my job. God needs to be glorified in everything I do. And this is one more thing I can do for HIM! Right now I'm struggling with work. God has placed me right where He wants me for the summer and I need to constantly remember that when I am scheduling appointments with customers. I essentially run my own business.

It's difficult but I know if I keep at it my hard work will pay off (literally).

All for His glory--

New Job = New Challenges

After about a month of looking I finally found a job. Yay! Although it's not exactly what I thought it would be. I have a position as a sales representative for Vector Marketing which sells kitchen cutlery. Part of my job is to call people to schedule appointments for demonstrations.

So far I haven't had much luck scheduling appointments.

I was excited about having a job again (that wasn't in retail) that I didn't even think about the challenges it would bring.

I'm taking what I learned at "Summit" this past Spring semester and realizing God has put me in this job for a specific reason (I just don't know why yet).

I have a meeting with my manager tomorrow and I'll see how that goes.

I'm being persistent.

What is the worst thing that could happen?

All for His glory :-)

More Than I Can Say

All of my words will never be enough to tell of how much God has done in me. I tried to attempt to write words down, but, really that will not be enough.

So for now I keep journals that are really just scratching the surface of all God has done in me.

The love of God, the depth of him, is more than I can say.

All for His glory :-)

Secrets

When I leave to go back to IWU in 3+ months, my prayer is that I would be in a different place spiritually. That has always been my prayer. I can never get enough of God.

I don't say that to seem "super" spiritual- rather it's the cry of my heart. But how much can I really say that will be enough to tell the world how much God has changed me?

All of my words will never reach the point of adequately telling my friends about what God has done in me. Do you have a close friendship with someone that you only feel comfortable telling them your secrets?

That is how I feel about my relationship with God sometimes- some things He does in my life are so close and intimate- I can't tell people.

That sounds weird but it's so true.

When I first came to IWU as a freshman (I'm going to be a Senior this coming September), I was the type that was always super excited spiritually I could hardly keep it to myself- but I've toned it down. I'm still pursuing the heart of God but at a much slower pace- I just take one day at a time.

Within the last couple years events have happened in my life that have caused me to evaluate situations- there is a time and a place to share what God is doing in me. I won't be silent- I will testify- but at times that are appropriate.

I hope you don't misunderstand what I'm trying to say- I'm definitely not ashamed about what I believe.

I just demonstrate tact in my life.

All for His glory :-)

Focus

The summer has officially begun! Yay!

I have noticed something about my blog posts: they are random in nature and do not seem to have much focus.

That's how my life with God feels at different points. I don't focus; I just go along and think "Okay. I'm growing in faith but I'm kind of just skating by."

The prayer I have for my summer is that I bring back focus to my spiritual life; that I seriously seek God and His will for my life.

Less than a week ago He freed me from myself. I want that taken to the next level: I want Him to continually free me from loss of focus so I can see growth in ways I have never seen before.

My prayer is that I would see Him clearly, my heart would break and that I would be overwhelmed and amazed by His presence in my life.

peace-