So, this past month has been a strange one for me. After things have all been going my way for a while my luck began change. It started when the client I normally work with at my job was hospitalized an has remained there for 3 weeks. I have lost over 80 hours these past weeks and that adds up to quite a bit of money for a college kid who lives check to check. Thankfully I had some money saved up which up until now has held me over. I am still unsure as to when I will get all of my hours back.
Then I had some things come up in my personal ministry and life that I had to deal with. At that point I was getting pretty frustrated and down. BUT I remembered about this guy named Paul who went through a lot more crap than I ever have and yet he remained faithful to the Lord. So me of my frustrations were with myself and some poor decisions I made. I realized this and dealt with them accordingly and tried hard to not dwell on things and stay upbeat. I got to help my church serve our community by wrapping presents for free at the mall. I am not a good wrapper and had a few shoppers that did not share the Christmas spirit very well but I still greatly enjoyed the time. It was nice to get out of my comfort zone and serve people. So this helped.
I was excited to go home to Hamilton and see the family an friends. I was driving down I-75 on Christmas Eve morning and I got literally to the half way marker and my car broke down. At that instance I made a decision to not let it bother me. It happens, no point in freaking out. The Highway Patrol dude and tow truck driver all complimented me on how well I was handling the situation. 90 miles and a $184 tow bill later I made it home. Found out I needed to help my mom move. I didn't even realize she was moving, so that was fun. Then my grandma informed me that my uncle, who has been in a hospital/ nursing home for a few months due to an accident at work, had a set back. He had been doing great but then got an infection and had to go back to the hospital.
So that just added to everything. But, you know, I could have got all upset and let it ruin my time home and my past month but why? My point to all this is that things happen and we have a choice to let it ruin us or to let is strengthen us. My friends will tell you that I am not always the best at dealing with adversity but I kind of liked this recent approach. I may be broke and a little frustrated with work but I have way to much to be thankful for and I know things will began to turn for the positive.
Roll with the punches, get up, and keep going forward. Always be a light for Christ as he himself tells us to. (Matthew 5:14-16) We don't get to take breaks from this call.
Hope your Christmas was good!
Opher
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