The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2011 annual report for this blog.
Here’s an excerpt:
A San Francisco cable car holds 60 people. This blog was viewed about 1,600 times in 2011. If it were a cable car, it would take about 27 trips to carry that many people.
I saw a couple of signs on churches today that caught my mental attention a lot longer than I actually saw the physical sign.
The first said,
“Life doesn’t have a retest”
The second said,
“God desires full custody, not just Sunday’s.”
If one ponders that for a little while, more than likely, one will see their own attitude and focus change when arriving at work.
I was just thinking about how people often think about donating to worthy causes during when the end of the year approaches. During that moment of pondering it occurred to me. It’s another sweet idea in reaching out to your co-workers. It’s an idea that acknowledges there is more to the workplace than people stuffed in cubicles or wandering showrooms.
So what’s the idea? It’s a good time to let your co-workers know about the different needs in your home church, or in missions across the globe.
How do you mean? Your church may have several needs. Why not post them on your bulletin board in the office break room with your name listed as a contact for more information.
Not your cup of tea? Well then, how about posting something that gives the location information for the local Salvation Army Chapter, or other large nationwide charity? Then volunteer to be the drop-off cubicle for donations, or set up a drop-off box in the lobby of the building. Then actually take those donations (don’t keep them – remember, be a vessel of honor) to the Salvation Army.
Image via SamaritansPurse.com
Here’s another option. Ever heard of Samaritan’s Purse International Relief? Well, they have a Christmas Catalog that comes out about this time of year. I just got mine. It’s not a typical catalog that you order goods from. Instead it’s a catalog that lists a bunch of ministry needs that are found around the world. In the listing of each individual need is a suggested donation. For example:
If you’re not familiar with Samaritan’s Purse, that’s okay. You can always do something similar yourself. A shoebox drive of your own for needy families in your neighborhood might work for you.
What I’m saying is, as we approach the end of the year, many people already have the mindset of helping or donating to a cause. This is an opportunity for you to put yourself in a place to share the Gospel at work, while at the same time benefitting the cause.
That’s something to consider.
Here’s a neat quote I found,…
“Success is neither magical nor mysterious. Success is the natural consequence of consistently
applying the basic fundamentals.” – Jim Rohn
I don’t know who Jim Rohn is. His quote above, however, did get me to thinking about the Christian in the workplace. You see, as Christians we see “Success” a little different than our wordly counterparts. For us, success is not so much about earning more than our bills require of us, and owning flashy things. Instead, success is going to bed at night with a clean conscience before our Lord/Maker/God.
So, I agree with Jim Rohn when He says that “success is the natural consequence of consistently applying the basic fundamentals.” I agree because the Christian’s basic fundamentals are found in knowing that He is the Way, the Truth, and the Life. To put it plainer,… Christ is our foundation. If we consistently apply this as the basis for our daily living, then we will naturally gravitate to whatsoever things are pure, holy, right etc. and thereby impart a little bit of God’s character to those around us in the workplace.
In short, we resemble honorable vessels if we keep Him at our forefront.
Here’s a thought straight from my Pastor’s sermon last week,…
“Don’t disqualify yourself by complaining”.
Remember the scriptures about the Israelites having to be in the desert an extra forty years? Look at the root cause of their extra time. That cause was? The Israelites murmured, complained, and refused to believe they could have the land the Lord promised them, except for Joshua and Caleb.
The moral of the story is?… If the Lord has placed your co-workers on your heart, then pray for them instead of murmuring and
complaining about them under your breath.
Do you have a vision for your coworkers? Has God put them on your mind to lead them to salvation, or at least to impact their lives toward godly things?
Write the vision. Make it plain.
In business, if you have a vision, you write out a business plan. Why not do the same for your vision for the office. Write down the name(s) of the co-workers that you believe the Lord is calling you to impact for Him. Take that list and put it before you every morning, or every week before you go to work and pray for each one on it – even if you don’t like them. God might move on them in answer to your prayers. But, He might also change your own attitude about them in answer to your prayer. In either case, keep praying for God to get a hold of them somehow.
Here’s another thought. If you find yourself in a situation where you don’t like your job too much, then put that on your list too! God can change the atmosphere there. So, it doesn’t hurt to pray about it.
Abraham was a wealthy businessman.
Moses was a politician and judge.
Joseph was business manager/administrator.
David was a singer/songwriter and military leader.
Peter was a fisherman.
Paul was a tax collector.
Luke was a doctor.
God can use you right where you are at. It doesn’t happen overnight, but God will use you as a vessel if you allow Him to. Success in God is not determined by the path through seminary or Bible School. It is determined by your willingness and availability to him daily, regardless of where you are now in whatever profession. If you ask Him to lead you, and submit to that leading, He can use you.
In the cubicle world we meet all kinds of people and attitudes. Those attitudes can rub us wrong. In fact, let’s be honest, we’ve all said something at one point in our lives out of anger in the heat of the moment in response to somebody’s attitude or action. Well, once said or done, there is no rewinding and editing out of that moment from the tape of our lives.
That brings me to my point, instant reactions, harsh reactions, not well thought out reactions can taint our testimony before our coworkers. See the scripture below…
“Do you see a man who speaks in haste? There is more hope for a fool than for him.” Proverbs (29:20)
With that said, there is also a scripture verse that stands out to me with respect to how we should guard our speech and actions. See the scripture below…
“May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be pleasing in your sight” (Psalms 19:4)
That prayer, is ever present in my life. I may not say it word for word, but my heart is there everyday when I get up out of bed, or when I drive into the parking spot at work, or when I go to the grocery store. In essence, I pray that my mouth and heart will work together to give God glory, and not shame myself before him and my coworkers.
The tongue is a powerful thing. It can destroy a lot in the people around us if we are not careful. Join me in yielding my tongue to those things which are Godly, right, pure and holy. Join me in expressing what God has put in my heart and not my selfish attitudes.
Don’t think you have a place in ministering to your co-workers? YOU DO! Even if it’s just to tell your testimony, you have a place.
See the video below in its entirety and you will see that you own testimony can have a profound effect on those around you.
Here’s the link…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RvDDc5RB6FQ
Everytime we reach out to our cubicle neighbor we are acting in faith. But the unknown factor of the
response often will keep many mute.
Have faith in a God who can speak through us, even when we are silent. After all, He guarantees results.
What do I mean by this? Well, sometimes we must speak up when there is wrong being done in the office. Yet, other times we must keep silent when we don’t understand what is happening. Ask God for the clarity to understand both of those times. Then, have faith.
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