Power of Influence

As a result of my position at work, people often come to me for guidance. God has been leading unexpected people into the pool office for weeks and opens the door for me to minister to believers and non-believers with the love of Christ. He's also given me the desire and courage to be a light for Him, in an environment that doesn't operate under Christian principles. He has ordained opportunities for me to share how Jesus gives true peace and acceptance, even when people and politics cause pain and disappointment.

My supervisor is not a believer, so he doesn't understand my answers to his questions. He wants to hear how I am going to streamline procedures and improve his department, not what is on my heart, and as a result, our relationship has went downhill from there. I have became the employee who does the work and gets no credit. Or not even credit, but appreciation that I am here picking up where he cant. He hired another director and then even behind the scenes I was still running the swim program. When she quit, it was handed back to me on an interim basis. But for some unknown reason, he wont give me the job. But I do know that God will either change this job to what I need or he will provide a new one for me that will be better. If I am to stay here and hopefully make a difference in someones life, not just by life guarding or teaching them to swim... but being there for the people I come into contact with on a different level, then thats fine with me. But if God chooses to move me, then thats ok to.

There is one thing I have learned in my position at work, regardless of where you work, you can make a spiritual difference in people's lives. Whether you work in corporate offices or a Christian ministry, when facing a difficult choice, you can trust that God has prepared and equipped you for such a time as this. Pray for strength to stand up for God's truth, even against all odds, and ask Him to lead you in your decisions.

Choosing Christ's plans, over our own plans, will always result in more peace or blessing than we could never imagine.

Lord, it is not always easy to stand up for You in the face of opposition, or to make choices that seem outside of our understanding. I seek Your guidance, and Your divine wisdom and discernment regarding the decisions in my life. I do desire to do Your will. Thank You for never leaving me. Please help me to be strong in You, and for You.