Do you ever wonder what exactly is going on in your life. Why do certain things happen at the exact moment that they happen? I think that any person out there would be lying if they said no. I know I do this all the time. Thankfully, I have my heavenly father to put my trust in and to not have to worry about the everyday details. Now, it is only recently in my life that I can say that I have learned a bit more about the letting go and letting God. I have never been good at this, but lately it seems to be a bit easier and I reap the rewards on a daily basis. This post is about exactly that. One of my rewards.
Several moths ago I wrote a post, What's In A Plan?, Where I wrote about being very taken off guard by seeing a plan that God had for me that I didn't expect or, honestly, want. I was unexpectedly moved form one job to another. At that time I wrote, " I am excited to know that this new adventure is all part of God's plan and that I can rest assured that even when my day-timer might not have much to say about this time, God's has a whole section full of what is in store for me next." I can honestly say that I had no idea exactly how correct I was. God's plan was so much more then I could have ever imagined.
I began my "new" job and was welcomed by an amazing team. However, as a new team member there are always those moments of not knowing exactly where you fit. It has sometimes been hard to be a believer where I work. I sit back and watch things that just make me sick on a daily basis. I started doing things like writing verses on my white board and surrounding myself with bible verses at my desk because of so often feeling that I was alone in a building filled with hundreds of people. Please know that it isn't that there aren't other believers there. I just never felt like I had a connection with any of them that allowed me to really be the struggling Christian that I am. Who would have known that a pen would change all of that. "I love your pen, where did you get it?" It was the question I needed to hear, the one that broke me out of feeling like the outcast of the new team. I don't know exactly how that question turned to what I have now, but I do know that in that moment I was very blessed by the Lord. You see, that question came from someone that has turned out to be a very dear friend, a sister in Christ, a true blessing in disguise, Marissa.
Have you ever sat at work and listened to the conversations of those around you. As I have spent many a lunch breaks alone, I hear a lot of things that remind me on a daily basis of what a fallen world we live in. However, it became apparent, in Marissa, that we had each found that friend that was "like minded", as we like to put it. We spend our time filled with conversation about God, trials in life, rewards of being a believer, how we can support each other, our husbands, our children, our families, shoes, purses, Tupperware, Scentsy and about any other form of shopping. Ok, so the most important part is the relationship that has been built with a sister in Christ. However, the other stuff just makes us have moments of laughter, tears, surprise and joy.
My family has come to expect that most any conversation that is about work will somehow involve my partner in crime. We are pretty much together most all the time. I think we have both agreed that breaks and lunches are pretty much boring with out the other. I love this woman who is so unlike me...has her hair in place all the time, make up always on, 4 inch heels are the normal, jewelry that matches, purses and shoes that get changed on a daily basis... need I say more. Yet, is so much my other half... loves her heavenly father, makes mistakes, asks for forgiveness, loves to read, listens to Klove all the time, surrounds herself with reminders of her faith and has a life that can be a reminder to others of our Lords love for us. There is not a day or moment that we can't connect. I decided long ago that it is because our connection is not a worldly connection, but a connection built on our faith.
As I sit writing this I am thinking about how I will be working with Marissa for only one week longer as I am leaving Banner as of next week. This is something that has been hard for both of us. We have already had moments of tears at work and decided that this next week will be one filled with laughter and boxes of kleenex. BUT, as much as I am sad to leave the amazing woman that God brought into my life. I am also so excited as I sit and watch her. She is such a blessing to so many around her. I know that whether I am there with her on a daily basis, neither of our lives will ever be the same. I now have an amazing "like minded" friend who will share the rest of this life with me.
Marissa thank you for being the friend you are. Thank you for always being nothing more or less then truly yourself, the amazing women that God created you to be. Thank you for being another mother willing to share advise, another sister in Christ willing to share with me the challenges and rewards of your faith, for honesty, for laughs, for stacks in the fridge, and for black heels and black purses. Thank you for allowing God to use you in my life.
As the months and years go by, I can't wait to see just what God has in store for the two of us. It's will nothing short of amazing... I just know it!
Several moths ago I wrote a post, What's In A Plan?, Where I wrote about being very taken off guard by seeing a plan that God had for me that I didn't expect or, honestly, want. I was unexpectedly moved form one job to another. At that time I wrote, " I am excited to know that this new adventure is all part of God's plan and that I can rest assured that even when my day-timer might not have much to say about this time, God's has a whole section full of what is in store for me next." I can honestly say that I had no idea exactly how correct I was. God's plan was so much more then I could have ever imagined.
I began my "new" job and was welcomed by an amazing team. However, as a new team member there are always those moments of not knowing exactly where you fit. It has sometimes been hard to be a believer where I work. I sit back and watch things that just make me sick on a daily basis. I started doing things like writing verses on my white board and surrounding myself with bible verses at my desk because of so often feeling that I was alone in a building filled with hundreds of people. Please know that it isn't that there aren't other believers there. I just never felt like I had a connection with any of them that allowed me to really be the struggling Christian that I am. Who would have known that a pen would change all of that. "I love your pen, where did you get it?" It was the question I needed to hear, the one that broke me out of feeling like the outcast of the new team. I don't know exactly how that question turned to what I have now, but I do know that in that moment I was very blessed by the Lord. You see, that question came from someone that has turned out to be a very dear friend, a sister in Christ, a true blessing in disguise, Marissa.
Have you ever sat at work and listened to the conversations of those around you. As I have spent many a lunch breaks alone, I hear a lot of things that remind me on a daily basis of what a fallen world we live in. However, it became apparent, in Marissa, that we had each found that friend that was "like minded", as we like to put it. We spend our time filled with conversation about God, trials in life, rewards of being a believer, how we can support each other, our husbands, our children, our families, shoes, purses, Tupperware, Scentsy and about any other form of shopping. Ok, so the most important part is the relationship that has been built with a sister in Christ. However, the other stuff just makes us have moments of laughter, tears, surprise and joy.
My family has come to expect that most any conversation that is about work will somehow involve my partner in crime. We are pretty much together most all the time. I think we have both agreed that breaks and lunches are pretty much boring with out the other. I love this woman who is so unlike me...has her hair in place all the time, make up always on, 4 inch heels are the normal, jewelry that matches, purses and shoes that get changed on a daily basis... need I say more. Yet, is so much my other half... loves her heavenly father, makes mistakes, asks for forgiveness, loves to read, listens to Klove all the time, surrounds herself with reminders of her faith and has a life that can be a reminder to others of our Lords love for us. There is not a day or moment that we can't connect. I decided long ago that it is because our connection is not a worldly connection, but a connection built on our faith.
As I sit writing this I am thinking about how I will be working with Marissa for only one week longer as I am leaving Banner as of next week. This is something that has been hard for both of us. We have already had moments of tears at work and decided that this next week will be one filled with laughter and boxes of kleenex. BUT, as much as I am sad to leave the amazing woman that God brought into my life. I am also so excited as I sit and watch her. She is such a blessing to so many around her. I know that whether I am there with her on a daily basis, neither of our lives will ever be the same. I now have an amazing "like minded" friend who will share the rest of this life with me.
Marissa thank you for being the friend you are. Thank you for always being nothing more or less then truly yourself, the amazing women that God created you to be. Thank you for being another mother willing to share advise, another sister in Christ willing to share with me the challenges and rewards of your faith, for honesty, for laughs, for stacks in the fridge, and for black heels and black purses. Thank you for allowing God to use you in my life.
As the months and years go by, I can't wait to see just what God has in store for the two of us. It's will nothing short of amazing... I just know it!
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