My Identity in Christ

Friday was a great day! The Lord provided three opportunities in one day to live Jesus! The guy in the next cubicle over from mine is a follower of Jesus and he popped into my cube today for a little chat. We got to spend a few minutes talking about the frustrations at work, but how God is amazing and He is greater than all our problems. What a blessing to encourage and receive encouragement from a brother at work. 1 Thessalonians 5:11 "So encourage each other and build each other up, just as you are already doing."

Later in the morning I was asked by my Manager's manager to attend a special meeting. I admit I was feeling a little prideful until he asked me if I could be the notetaker. Thank you Lord for humbling me :) Although I was bummed out about playing secretary for an hour long meeting it was a good reminder for me to remember I work for the Lord and not for recognition or reward. The meeting went over its hour and was basically an hour of this top executive listening to people complain and share their concerns about how bad things were in their jobs. My co-workers dumped their frustrations out and then the meeting ended. When everyone left I had the time to sit down with this executive and I asked if I could share some personal insight from my life. He was open and so I shared how I went through 6 jobs in 4 years and I finally learned my identity is not formed by what I do, how much I make or my title. My identity is found in Christ alone because because He is the only one who can redeem me and give me a foundation to stand on. I shared that my point was most the people I work with are defined by what they do and whether or not they receive positive recognition for what they do. In order to rebuild their trust and confidence in the processes and management at our company it is important to provide them with guidance and encouragement. We talked a bit longer about my job as a youth pastor and the church where I work and we both went our separate ways. What a joy to know God set that meeting with me as the lowly notetaker as a divine appointment to share a piece of the Gospel with this manager.

Ephesians 1:3-8 "Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places, even as he chose us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and blameless before him. In love he predestined us for adoption as sons through Jesus Christ, according to the purpose of his will, to the praise of his glorious grace, with which he has blessed us in the Beloved. In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of his grace, which he lavished upon us, in all wisdom and insight"