i am closing a period of my life when I have worked for a good company. I am hoping that I am leaving a good company to start working for a wonderful company. As I was thinking about my choice to switch companies I realized that I prefer stress. (I know, I am totally weird). The good company was wonderful in many ways and challenged me to a point but I seek a different kind of challenge now.

The reason why I like stress is because it forces me to stretch myself. In addition to stretching myself stress causes me to seek Jesus as a partner in my ventures. When I am stressed out as I look at my schedule I ask him to help set my priorities. He is amazing. I can have a day which looks totally crazy and as I view my schedule I mutter to myself “there is no way that one person can do all of this.” I go to God in prayer and pretty soon I get going and he rearranges my schedule to make it a most wonderful adventure. I sometimes thinks he forces me to take a lunch when I have invited him along because most days I don’t do that but when Jesus is with me I almost always do.

I can’t say that I always like working as hard as I have to but I will say that when I ask Jesus to come along he makes it wonderful.

Today I heard a sermon which related to this. My wonderful church is technologically advanced and they stream their sermons on the internet. I have gotten into the habit of preferring to watch Church from the comfort of my home. I feel guilty sometimes because I can not engage in the praise and worship. Today I was thankful that I had the solitude and peace of my home to listen to this sermon. I savored every word of truth. I am providing the link to you because I love you and I want you to understand how much God loves you also. Please watch this and be encouraged.
http://gatewaypeople.com/ministries/life/events/individual-messages-2016/session/2016/03/19/palms-to-thorns