This is a conversation I had with one of my co-workers after going to the catering company and trying it out. I have omitted the names and unimportant conversation out of respect for my co-worker and the reader.
I was helping out at this catering company the past couple of days.
7:31 I see how you are, taking time off to make money!
7:32 It wasn't that at all, I'm not worried about the money. A couple of people at my church run a catering couple and word got around to them that I was leaving my current position so they approached me to help for a couple of days to see if I liked it
Turns out it was a test
7:36 AMWright, Jonathan
I was told to go by the Lord, it wasn't my decision
7:38 AMGrover, Kristoffer
I know how that feels, that's why I moved back here from Idaho. Apparently He wants me to be poor
7:39 Haha that's not it at all. Like I said I was being tested the past couple of days and I was given my answer last night
7:40
Well that is good
7:47 I'm going to share it with so you'll know. During the catering gigs I felt like I was failing, my cooking wasn't up to my standard and I felt like I wasn't doing anything right. I have probably prayed more in the past two days than I have in the past two months. I was praying for the Lord to be with me and help but it was coming from a state of frustration, impatience, and anger. Therefore my prayer was completely unfocused and I was working long hours so I'm two days behind on my Bible study. That is the devil at work, he excels at chaos and distraction. I was praying while being distracted.
7:48 But you were still praying!
7:53 Well last night after band practice, I play keyboard in the music ministry for my church, I spoke to both of my pastors last night. I had been praying for the Lord to be with me and help me. He's been doing that all along therefore I was praying for an answered prayer. What I should have been doing was asking the Lord what he wanted me to do at this new place he has put me in order to further his church, his name, and his glory. A lot of times we don't understand what or why we are put in certain situations. The Lord is all seeing and all knowing he has plans for all of us, but when we get distracted by work, finances, stress, anger, frustration the devil will use that against us. So we need to pray to Lord to help guide us and open our eyes to see what he has called us to do to further his glory. In asking, the Lord will answer and he will guide us through. I don't think I'm done yet at this catering place but now the Lord has blessed me with one more tool to I can use to reach out to him to have him guide me.
7:57
Awesome, He said knock and I will answer, we just need to ask. He is constantly teaching us so sometimes we need to learn to ask the right questions. Its great insight.
8:03 As my pastor put it God is not a God of silence unless we're asking the wrong the questions. So when we approach things we need to remember to turn God and ask God to show us how we can bless and glorify his name in what we are doing. And we have to remember to be aware of the deceiver, he will do what he can to come between us and the Lord so when we step out in Faith we must ask the Lord to protect and to guide us. These insights were shared with me so that I may share them with my fellow believers and that we may grow stronger in our Faith and that our Lord can be glorified. He's working on all of us, we just need to be accepting of what he will ask (and sometimes command) us to do and have Faith that the Lord will see us through the good, and "bad".
In two days I had reverted back to the person I was a year ago. I still leaned on the Lord for help but I was unfocused and approaching the Lord for help from a point of self centeredness. As I walk this path I know the Lord will guide me and protect me, He catches us when we fall, He helps us when He asks, He guides us when we're lost.
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