tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26401815.post114989429378768038..comments2023-08-13T04:25:27.199-06:00Comments on Spoiled for the Ordinary: Be Careful What You Wish ForJasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18363518142334125056noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26401815.post-1151272715977432362006-06-25T15:58:00.000-06:002006-06-25T15:58:00.000-06:00It's not a test so much as an opportunity. I hope ...It's not a test so much as an opportunity. I hope it won't take you as long to land on your feet as it took me...but it sounds as if you were already on the edge of the precipice waiting for a push (I was hanging on for dear life.) Lots of good changes in my life as a result of losing a job a few years back. And most of the hardships were self-inflicted.Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00362450139300363320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26401815.post-1150001239477838022006-06-10T22:47:00.000-06:002006-06-10T22:47:00.000-06:00Ah, my friend. The war is for your heart. Guard yo...Ah, my friend. The war is for your heart. Guard your heart with all diligence, for out of it flows the issues of life. I feel that the way you walk this out is vital for your next season. Bless your employers on your way out, make them prosper from the Lord's favor on your life. Choose not to take offence at their choice and watch over your words carefully. I know that you know all this, just stirring you up by way of reminder.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26401815.post-1149961320997494842006-06-10T11:42:00.000-06:002006-06-10T11:42:00.000-06:00Oh, and, being the wuss I am---to whom God gave th...Oh, and, being the wuss I am---to whom God gave the word "courage" for the year...hehhehheheh--an anecdote:<BR/><BR/>When I was around 16 and praying for patience, a lady at church(I was a new believer) told me that praying for patience would like mean the Lord would send me many tests so that I would DEVELOP patience.<BR/><BR/>I said, "Oh, then I better stop praying for patience!"<BR/><BR/>As you can see, risk-taking is not my forte.<BR/><BR/>MirMirtikahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04668769199544406582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26401815.post-1149961201199387102006-06-10T11:40:00.000-06:002006-06-10T11:40:00.000-06:00Well, poop, I don't like that clause. Call me sill...Well, poop, I don't like that clause. Call me silly, but I think employers should have to show cause to fire someone.<BR/><BR/>But hey, I'm asking Jesus right now to send you something TWICE, no THREE TIMES better than your present situation. Better, more exciting, more rewarding intellectually and financially. God can do that!<BR/><BR/>Write an article about it for some Christian publication. Might as well get a bit of cash from the "non-ordinary". :)<BR/><BR/>Shalom, babe.<BR/>MirMirtikahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04668769199544406582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26401815.post-1149959914090607132006-06-10T11:18:00.000-06:002006-06-10T11:18:00.000-06:00Good post. You are so right that God wants to test...Good post. You are so right that God wants to test us to see if we mean what we say. Interesting thing is, He already knows--being the omniscient God that He is. <BR/><BR/>I think the test is for our benefit so that WE can see we really meant what we said. Along with everybody who might be watching us.<BR/><BR/>Sort of like Abraham heading up the mountain with Isaac. Or Shadrach and friends heading into the furnace. Daniel as they pushed hm into the lions' den. Job as he grieved in front of his friends.<BR/><BR/>I like your writerly brain at work on how to use this. That's great, too.<BR/><BR/>Continuing to pray!<BR/><BR/>BeckyRebecca LuElla Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06823550402103559922noreply@blogger.com