In my first blog I wrote about having a dream of owning a business. Guess what? No, not what you're thinking! I didn't miraculous wake up and have business; although, that would be NICE! I took a huge step in making my dream a reality today. Let's rewind a little bit.... A week or so ago, I felt the spirit prompting me to ask my leadership about going part-time. I kept trying to talk myself out of it. I kept thinking, maybe it's just me. Maybe it's NOT from God. It just kept resurfacing until I finally decided to go for it. I marched into my leads office and said, "I've been thinking". She said, "Uh-oh, you get in trouble when you think." I laughed and then said, "I've been thinking about going part-time. What do you think about that?" In hindsight, I know God was speaking through me. There's no way I would've had the courage to march into her office and make a request like that! Fast forward... When I got back to my desk, my human nature kicked in. My mind was racing, what now? What if I can't pay my bills? What if they fire me b/c I requested part-time? What if they find someone else to do my job while on part-time and no longer need me? What if? What if? What if? As you can imagine, I was a nervous wreck! I'd made up in my mind it was a foolish request. I couldn't possible do work part-time; I have BILLS! I thought to myself, if she doesn't mention it again, I'll pretend the conversation NEVER existed. Ironically, she reached out to me late last week and asked if I'd given it more thought. I was a little surprised but not really; I knew God was up to something. She scheduled a meeting for this morning Monday, March 9th at 9 am. Let me just tell ya, I was a worried last night. I was thinking, what if it doesn't go well? What if they tell me no? What if I don't have the answers? What if I make the wrong decisions? I stopped myself dead in my tracks! I went to the word and wrote down these scriptures:
Don’t worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need, and thank him for all he has done. Then you will experience God’s peace, which exceeds anything we can understand. His peace will guard your hearts and minds as you live in Christ Jesus. Philippians 4:6-7 NLT
Give all your worries and cares to God, for he cares about you. 1 Peter 5:7 NLT
And we know that God causes everything to work together for the good of those who love God and are called according to his purpose for them. Romans 8:28
It's not God's will for me to worry. He's instructed all of us to cast our cares upon Him. How AWESOME is it to have God carry your burdens? If someone came to you and said, I'm paying all your bills this month, what would you do? How would you feel? In essence, that's what God is saying - give me those things that are wearing you down; I got you! I've already figured this thing out. Stop worrying! He's also saying, there's no such thing as a wrong decision. I cause EVERYTHING to work for your good. Allow that to sink in for a minute.... You can't make a wrong decision. Have you been procrastinating about something you know God has called you to do? Will you take a leap of faith and trust even if it's the wrong decision, He'll turn it for your good? Let this sink in, YOU CAN NOT FAIL!!
Be bold in Christ!
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