Hi everyone.
There is a large, wooden cross at my church where everyone nails their prayers. I finally had the change to nail "Lord, please remove the spirit of loneliness in my heart." That prayer has been answered.
Can you all please pray about my job situation? I started a job in Nov. 2009 at a mail-order pharmacy. I had no idea that it would be so hard and stressful (the company has bit off more than it can chew). I always dread going to work. I cry at night because I am always dreaming about work (never happened before). My stomach hurts because of so much stress. I need a way of escape and I am willing to even take a pay cut. Please pray that God sustains my mind and renews my spirit as I walk in this place this morning.
Hey Angelicus. I have been there honey. I have fallen off on checking this thread, and for some reason, I decided to check it right now. When I saw your post, I realized why. I, too, have a stressful work environment. When my mean and rude bosses made me cry to my husband one Saturday night, I decided to take it to my church at alter prayer the next morning. And funny enough, everything that was discussed at church that day went directly along with what I as experiencing at the time.
That same week a co-worker of mine gave me a copy of The 30 Life Principles and two of them put EVERYTHING into perspective for me. Number 7 reads: "The dark moments of our life will last only so long as is necessary for God to accomplish His purpose in us." Number 8 reads: "Fight all your battles on your knees and you win every time."
Starting that week, my work environment improved SO MUCH MORE. Were my bosses still mean and rude...YES. Was more work still being put on me than I could handle in a work day....YES. All of those things stayed the same. It was the way that I REACTED to those things that changed. When things began to get crazy, I said a prayer and told the Lord that I was putting it all in His hands. And I trusted Him whole heartedly to take care of it. When I received mean and rude emails from my boss or others, I prayed about it and I responded to them the way a Christian would. The way Christ would.
Y'all, I'm sorry that my post is so long, but it is on my heart to give my testimony on how God has transformed my life. Do I want to work here any more...NO. But I know that the Lord has me here for a reason at this moment. And I am confident that once I have completed my task, He will move me on to bigger and better things. But for right now, I trust in Him. I don't pray for another job. I pray that God will continue to give me the strength to trust in Him and live according to His word while I am here. I pray that He will help me to see and fulfill my purpose here. Doing those things has worked WONDERS for me.
Angelicus, all I can say to you is pray, pray, and pray some more. And when you've gotten tired or praying, pray again. Pray that God gives you the strength to trust in Him. Pray that God gives you the strength to let Him lead your path. Pray that God helps you to live your life according to His word. Before you make any decisions at work, ask Him how you should proceed. Before you walk into work in the morning, ask Him to help you with all of these things. Ask Him to help you see your purpose. I promise you that God will make changes in you that you can't even imagine.
I will be praying these things for you as well.
Stay Faithful!!