In the Eleventh grade I had to take a school bus to school, and since I was in the magnet program the bus came before day break it seems. The walk was scary because there was little light. On my way I'd recite The Lord's Prayer. That was the very first Bible verse I'd ever memorized. I was 16 years old. I didn't really care to know anything about God or how to live until my late teens. In a way I'm glad I wasn't "raised in the church". It seems like people who were "raised in the front pew" are slaves to memory verses and traditions and can't seem to see beyond the catch phrases and cliches that have been "beat" into them over the years. I notice that a lot of people who go to church all the time, or grew up going to First Methodist On The Dock of The Bay Church of God and Christ, seem to be just as confused as everyone else. But I digress. Anyway, The Lord's Prayer truly comforted me. To me, it was more than a memory verse, I didn't learn it for an Easter or Christmas play. The words spoke to me and comforted me. I recognized those words as God's promise to always be there for me and take care of me and keep me safe from harm. Lest we forget....
The subject of employment has been heavy on my heart for the past few years. It's like I resent employment. The way it's set up..the cubical, the clocking in and out, the break and lunch times, etc. God gives us free will. Who are these people to tell us when to sit, when to stand, when to eat, when to rest, when to leave, when we can leave to take care of our husbands and children. The whole thing just disgusts me. I know there's a better way. What further disgusts me is the way people rely on jobs and employment. When I worked for a Financial Services firm a few years ago, and they were laying people off left and right..I didn't flinch. My mantra was always "This job doesn't take care of me. God takes care of me." I've always felt like no matter what happens, God is going to take care of me. And He has never failed me. I was laid off and I received a job offer less than a month later. I turned that job down. I didn't work for 3 months then I started another job. I HATED it and quit. God took care of me through it all. I didn't belong in those places. I was miserable. God doesn't want me to be miserable. I refuse to believe that. I refuse to believe that he wants you to be miserable. People were like "OMG how are you going to pay your mortgage, your car, your bills?" God took care of it all. I didn't lose my house and me and my child had food to eat every night. I was reading an article online, and I wish that I could site the source, but I can't. The author was discussing how this country has the system set up so that we rely heavily on our federal government..for food, money, health care, utility assistance, etc. We've grown to rely on the government more than God. We pledge allegiance to the American flag, we bow down to their God, we adopt their viewpoints...I believe we do the same with jobs without realizing it. If you're honest with yourself, you or someone you know relies on a job or the income you receive from your job more than you rely on God. You've made your job or having a job your God. You do what your boss says before you do what God says. Massa says jump, you say "how high?"...SMH. I believe that when you are doing what God intends for you, you won't be miserable. You won't cry at night thinking about walking into Hell the next day. There will be challenges, attitudes, irate customers, cranky bosses, etc. But I don't believe God intends MISERY for any of us. I dare you to step out on faith, ask God where you need to be and BELIEVE HIM. I said in a previous post that God is dynamic. He's bold. He says I DARE YOU. I dare you to leave that Hell you call a job, your nice little salary, and rely on Me..so you can focus on Me as opposed to how miserable you are. People always say "God is a jealous God." To me this means that He doesn't want anything to come before him. That anything does not have to be a good thing..it can be a bad thing..you're so focused on how miserable you are how can you focus on anything pertaining to God? Maybe this is just my challenge. I can't subject myself to crazy for the sake of an income. When it's what God intends for me I believe I'll know. So far I haven't found it. I'm going to keep on SEEKING until I do. My sanity, this LIFE that God gave me is worth so much more. There has to be another way, and I intend to find it. By any means..I encourage you to pray and figure out what you need to do if you find yourself in a similar situation. So I say all that to say that The Lord's Prayer says I SHALL NOT WANT. And because I believe that..it is so. I want for NOTHING. I have everything I could ever want or need. And for that I thank God..not a job..but GOD... And for reading this I thank you. :-) Just my thoughts people..just my thoughts...
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Fatimah AleaI was born and raised in Brooklyn, NY. I now reside in the Atlanta area. I am a Mother, Daughter, Granddaughter, Sister, Niece, Cousin, and Friend. Archives
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