No Time For That

I have had a few situations this week where I  have basically had to make the choice to not have time for that.  First it was a situation where I was accused falsely of something.  I tried to fix the situation but I am seeing there is a closed door.  I decide to walk away and realize there is a purpose in that getting put on hold.  Second I am learning to not stand for things that have no bearing.  I can't control others but I can control how I respond to various situations.  Frankly worrying about other people, their drama I don't have time for that.  I am thankful for God's grace.

Ecclesiastes 3:11

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Ecclesiastes 3:11

11 He has made everything beautiful in its time. He has also set eternity in the human heart; yet no one can fathom what God has done from beginning to end.

Positive Work Environment

Positive Work Environment

Work is a place where most of us spend a lot of time in.  When it is pleasant we find great satisfaction in our environment.  Here is an article dedicated to ways I have found a positive way to be in the work environment.

First it is important that we are valued and trusted.  Some people need specific rules and boundaries but many people function well when they are involved in an environment where they are trusted.  Simple things such as having an all access pass and the freedom to do my extra work off the clock on my schedule really made a difference. Having the supplies that they need to be valuable goes a long way.

Keeping others safe is important to me.  When I failed a training I initially felt but bad in  retrospective I found that it took more to keep me safe than to just pass me blindly like other organizations had done in the past.  That showed me the character of the person and the organization 

It is also important to be encouraged.  When I started my new employment of the summer it really made my day when the comments about my day and wanted to honestly know how I was doing.  

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Smart perks are essential.  Having a place where healthy habits such as exercise and clean eating really make a difference.  Access to healthy snacks and meals reasonable really made a difference to my work environment.

Making you feel like family.  It is important that you spend a lot of time at your job and even if you are there just for a short time it makes my heart feel good that I am part of the team.

Keeping promises really made my job feel special.  When I needed something it was provided in the right time and promises were kept.

Last a positive work  environment really helps at a successful job.  Even if the organization is not completely a faith based organization I have found following Christian principals that the Lord honors them and they are able to get more out of their employees.

Getting to be a part of a healthy work environment has helped me as a person feel valued and I have learned how to facilitate this in my other places of employment in the future.  THe lessons I learned will help me in the future.  

Pray about Everything

I am learning to pray about everything.  Lately I have had some situations I wonder if I would of prayed on the spot instead of handling it myself if I would of done a better done.  First I was asked to teach Vacation Bible School.  It is happening on the only week I have off until I start school.  So I said no.  I wonder if I would of prayed if I would of had a better answer.  Then I went to the pool yesterday.  Someone got upset at me because I was doing something out of their comfort zone.  I was only following the rules.  I wonder if I would of prayed about it if I would of handled it better  Then last I was offered a job at a dream place.  I said no because of my current position, retirement and pay.    I am learning even on the spot to pray.  I probably would of handled the situations basically the same but how much better if I would have prayed. 

Understanding Chaos That is Not My Own

Today I was involved with a situation where there was utter chaos.  I was being observed because my agency was looking for some funding.  I told them it was not a good idea and why but they came anyway.  I kept my cool even though the cards were stacked against me with the funding people keeping on asking me questions, I could not supervise, new staff and a student who should not be in  the program that I have continually asked for help and even with asking the right avenues no help.  So today I was questioned on my methods.  This is not worth minimum wage basically and the leader of the organization has no clue or understanding of how special needs people work.  So after a nap and some time to look at the whole situation I have decided ENOUGH.  I declined the next week for my positions and we will see what happens but after next week I am done.  I can't control the following things:

Lack of help
Lack of willingness
Lack of understanding and
Child grown up with no understanding and self-control

Proverbs 25:28 ESV / 44 helpful votes

A man without self-control is like a city broken into and left without walls.

Proverbs 11:14 ESV / 41 helpful votes

Where there is no guidance, a people falls, but in an abundance of counselors there is safety.

Faith

Today was a tough day at work.  I felt completely like a failure with getting restrictions on my training.  I cried and vented to my mom.  She said this was an opportunity to learn how to do things right and get paid for it.  I just wanted to do well and know where I am going to be in the future.  All I can do is take things day by day.  Lord help me.

There is a Cloud....

 Kings 18:43-44 (NIV):  "Go and look toward the sea," he told his servant. And he went up and looked. "There is nothing there," he said. Seven times Elijah said, "Go back." The seventh time the servant reported, "A cloud as small as a man's hand is rising from the sea." So Elijah said, "Go and tell Ahab, 'Hitch up your chariot and go down before the rain stops you.'"

Lamentations 3:22-23 (VOICE): "How enduring is God's loyal love; the Eternal has inexhaustible compassion. Here they are, every morning, new! Your faithfulness, God, is as broad as the day."

Deuteronomy 4:39 (NIV): "Acknowledge and take to heart this day that the LORD is God in heaven above and on the earth below. There is no other."

Hebrews 11:1 (NLT): "Faith is the confidence that what we hope for will actually happen; it gives us assurance about things we cannot see."

2 Corinthians 5:7 (NKJV): "For we walk by faith, not by sight."

Romans 4:3 (NLT): For the Scriptures tell us, "Abraham believed God, and God counted him as righteous because of his faith."

Matthew 17:20 (NIV): He replied, "Because you have so little faith. Truly I tell you, if you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, 'Move from here to there,' and it will move. Nothing will be impossible for you."


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May and early June has been an interesting month.  First of all I made the decision to go off my anxiety meds.  This probably was not the best time being the end of the school year and then summer school starting.  But I have never had the confidence to do something like I did now.

I am working Elim which is another situation with students out of my comfort zone and teaching and coaching which is always out of my zone.  But with the grace of God I am doing it.  But I am learning that in the Lord's time the cloud will open and what has been closed will be made real and open to me. 

I am seeing that my attitude is a choice.  I am seeing that little things need to be forgotten but doing things God's way is better than my way.

Fair

After a very nervous year I received my eval from my boss.  The Lord promised me fair and one area I had that was needs to  improve went to proficient.  It has been a tough year and I am mentally and emotionally worn out.  But I was promised by the Lord to be fair.  I am so thankful the Lord keeps his promises.

 Psalm 9:8 He will judge the world with justice and rule the nations with fairness.