My Failing at Work

my boss handed me my 5 yr plaque and pin..
he said its has been a great 5 yrs.. and hopes the next 5 yrs are just as delightful..
later my coworker came in, shook my hand and chuckled.. he said he like it when my boss said that, cause he know how my attitude with the company has been the past year...
at first Ii thought.. that's funny.
then I realized how transparent I am at work with my dissatisfaction, so much so that an employee knows it..
my question is.. if I appear to be bitter and ungrateful for my job, then how are they to see Christ in me.. sure I can hold doors and say God Bless you.. but does not the bitterness mask the love and joy that God wants to show in me..
I have failed in this arena , because although I may be a God willed, God loving, loving person, I have let a hint of despair and sadness mask the true nature of God's work in us..

In the end, all the words I may speak about God and his greatness will only be written in my mind and heavy on my heart, the true things remembered are my actions and attitudes, and whether or not they reflect God

Thought on Love

Last week, a message of Love was passed upon me.
I thought about how do we change this world? How do we reach out to
so many that don't know any better?

The answer is simple: LOVE

When we say to witness, when we say to lead as a servant and be an agent of change, these things must occur through love. We cannot do these things without it, because we would not change anyone. We cannot live our lives and expect folks to notice God in us if we don't imitate him completely. Which means to Love God and Love your neighbors. And this is really hard to do.

Every person that erks you, every person that pushes the wrong button, we must love.
When we witness, we must show we choose to make the right decision, that we choose to make people our priority and choose to love them

when we lead, its not just being selfless, but doing cause you love those you lead, that you choose to work with them and choose to love them

when we are an agent of change, we must want to change not for ourselves, but out of love for the situation and the folks that are affected..being sensitive.

its all about Love. Its tough, but its right and worth it.