It seems like everything is happening all at once! Have you ever felt like that?
I've been working for a new company for almost a month now. As is usually the case, things were slow to start, and I spent a lot of time messing around, goofing off, and just waiting for stuff to happen! After a while I realized that I needed to be more pro-active. I wanted to make the best of each day and try and find meaning in what I was doing. So, I did something that I haven't really done for a while.. I prayed.. Now, nobody ever showed me how, of told me why, I'm just fumbling along I guess.. And then - and please don't think I'm getting all preachy - things started to happen! Work literally poured in, and now I'm totally over-whelmed with work, but I LOVE IT!! Impossible deadlines, ridiculous workloads, and difficult customers, finally, I know I am where I belong!
Work aside, my personal life is a joke.. I think that is why I get lost in my work, so I don't have to face myself.. But anyway.. I'm also fumbling down that path gradually. But today, as I was leaving the gym this morning, on my way to work, I saw a friend from my church, whom I haven't seen for a while, so I went to give her a hug, as I usually do.. I didn't say anything, and neither did she, but something wasn't right.. She was upset.. At this point I still don't know what it is that is upsetting her.. But we cried together.. I don't know why, but we did.. Then I did something pretty weird, which surprised her just as much as myself.. I prayed for her, in the gym, with a bunch of sweaty knuckle-heads "pumping iron" around us.. But it didn't matter. I knew she needed it, but what I didn't know was that I did too..
That's the second time this week that I have just prayed. Not thought things through, not said something encouraging, not made a plan like I usually do. I just prayed.. And you know what, I hope it happens again, because it feels like I've made a new friend! I finally feel like there is someone I can confide in no matter what! All my silly little problems, all the things I don't want to discuss with anyone else right now.
What's my point? Don't be afraid to pray. Even if it's just a casual chat with God, or some quiet time, or just in your head.. Just spell out whats on your mind, and on your heart. Someone is listening.. And do me a favour, hug someone. I don't mean a random stranger, (that might not go down too well,) but if you see someone who looks like they need it, just give them a hug! I promise it will make a difference, to them, and to you.. It's the best way of showing a bit of love. Ooooh, that's a strong word.. Yeah it is, but it's a gift, given to us by God for one purpose, to share! Because his love for us is unconditional, and infinite, so you can afford to give a bit away every now and then!
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