Wednesday, September 10, 2008

Inward and Outward Facing? - September 10, 2008

Good morning at mid-week! We have started the run-up to busy season, so more changes late tonight. The devotional may be late or very early tomorrow. Late night writing can give one a different perspective on many things, but I wouldn't recommend it as a habit unless you are typically a late night type of person. Do you love your co-workers enough to point them to the Lord? Perhaps you are forbidden to speak of such things at work; that happens in many places of employment these days. However, the way we live can still point others to the Lord and His gift of salvation. Certainly in moments of testing, such as to lie or tell the truth, we can be a witness for Christ, but it is the everyday moments that really add up. Are you cranky at work, obviously wanting to be elsewhere? Then your witness may not be pointing folks in the right direction. I have resolved that I will love my work and desire to do an excellent job for my employer. That may not be obvious to my co-workers just yet, but I think that if I continue resolving that until it becomes habit, the change will become known to all. I know that I have at least a couple of years left in my current job; why not make them the best years of my tenure there? As I have come to realize, most of my problems start inside my own mind. Therefore, that is the place where the main combat must take place. It seems that the whole armor of God is both outward and, perhaps more importantly, inward facing armor.

Start up your inner joy motor this morning in Christ Jesus!

Bucky

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