What do I want to be when I grow up?
People ask children that question and smile when they say, "a garbage man," or "a coke delivery man" or something equally as amusing to us as adults. I don't know about you, but I need that garbage man and I need that Dr. Pepper delivery man. I've been thinking on how we view others and the job they have chosen to do.
Respectable job? Preacher? Dentist? Educator? Nurse?
Disrespectable job? Trash man? Plumber? Dog catcher?
There are no jobs that should be disrespected. I respect people who are willing to take any job at any pay to help raise their family. The college student working at McDonald's? Good for them for helping pay for their education. The single mother working as a waitress at Pizza Inn? Good for her for taking control of her own life and teaching her kids direction and responsibility.
What are we really teaching our kids about acceptance of others? Jordan came in a couple of weeks ago and announced that he wants to drop out of college and become a fireman. "What?" Terry and I asked. Jordan repeated what he had said. It was really weird what happened next. For the next two weeks everywhere we turned there was something about firemen. Was this a sign?
We finally told him to pray and do what he feels God is leading him to do. Will some people look down on him because he didn't finish college? Probably. Will people think that he couldn't hack it so he took a "lower" job? Probably. But you know what--Those people can call a college graduate when their house catches fire or when they have a wreck. I want him to be happy. And I want him to want to go to work everyday because he loves it.
What will happen? I'm not sure right now. We have turned it over to the Lord and we're looking into options. Whatever Jordan chooses is Jordan's choice.
When you see the waitress at a restaurant or a garbage man, tell them thank you. Maybe they are doing what they love to do and someone has to do those jobs. If you don't like your job, talk to God. Maybe He has other plans for you. God called us to be loving servants. If you can't do it with a smile, maybe you don't need to be doing it.
Reflect on your life and your life's choices. When God has a will, God has a way.
Have a great week!
Christi
The Bell Family
Tuesday, July 9, 2013
I Just Don't Get It
People annoy me!
That's right. People annoy me. They seem to have no moral fiber. We are told to love the unloved, feed the hungry, pray for the sick, etc. But people annoy me. They want me to give and give while they take and take and then ask for more.
I had a friend (you'll notice the HAD) who I thought was a friend. We spent hours together. We solved the world's problems, shared our own problems, went to church, laughed and cried together, drank coffee together and did all the things friends do until...
I'm not sure what happened. One day we weren't friends anymore. And I mean it happened in one day. I was angry. I was just plain ole mad. I was hurt. And I just didn't understand until...
I started to reflect on our friendship of 5 years. I was always the one who she called when she didn't have any money and needed something. I was the one she called when she needed to run an errand and didn't have gas. I was the one she called when she was sitting in the floor and really wanted her house clean, but couldn't because of something. I was the one she called when noone else would answer-you're getting the picture, right? Then I really got mad!
Looking back, things weren't always that great. I did notice that while she wanted me to be "her friend" she had lots of others who were just like her. I was the odd one out. I didn't live the lifestyle she did...nothing off the wall, just not always a Christian way. I tried--that's what we Christians do. I would text every once in a while and get no response and then I would call and leave these cute messages with no response. I did this until...
I gave up. No more for me...I'm done.
In Proverbs it teaches us about a fool and a wise man. I want to be the wise one. But I'm done. I don't wish bad will for her. I don't have any feelings for her anymore. I just want to learn from this and move on.
What I learned:
God knows what we need and when we need it.
I am not a doormat and nobody will wipe their feet on me.
When God takes someone from you He gives you someone else.
Sometimes you just have to call it quits.
I know I'm not the only one that this has happened to and I know we all deal with things differently. I pray for her and her family. I pray for myself that whatever happened I will learn from it and I pray for others who have lost friends for whatever reason.
Learn, live and pray. Life is too short to be stuck in a going nowhere friendship. After all, if you aren't going forward, you're moving backward.
Have a great day! Hug your kids and your husbands...they love you!
Christi
That's right. People annoy me. They seem to have no moral fiber. We are told to love the unloved, feed the hungry, pray for the sick, etc. But people annoy me. They want me to give and give while they take and take and then ask for more.
I had a friend (you'll notice the HAD) who I thought was a friend. We spent hours together. We solved the world's problems, shared our own problems, went to church, laughed and cried together, drank coffee together and did all the things friends do until...
I'm not sure what happened. One day we weren't friends anymore. And I mean it happened in one day. I was angry. I was just plain ole mad. I was hurt. And I just didn't understand until...
I started to reflect on our friendship of 5 years. I was always the one who she called when she didn't have any money and needed something. I was the one she called when she needed to run an errand and didn't have gas. I was the one she called when she was sitting in the floor and really wanted her house clean, but couldn't because of something. I was the one she called when noone else would answer-you're getting the picture, right? Then I really got mad!
Looking back, things weren't always that great. I did notice that while she wanted me to be "her friend" she had lots of others who were just like her. I was the odd one out. I didn't live the lifestyle she did...nothing off the wall, just not always a Christian way. I tried--that's what we Christians do. I would text every once in a while and get no response and then I would call and leave these cute messages with no response. I did this until...
I gave up. No more for me...I'm done.
In Proverbs it teaches us about a fool and a wise man. I want to be the wise one. But I'm done. I don't wish bad will for her. I don't have any feelings for her anymore. I just want to learn from this and move on.
What I learned:
God knows what we need and when we need it.
I am not a doormat and nobody will wipe their feet on me.
When God takes someone from you He gives you someone else.
Sometimes you just have to call it quits.
I know I'm not the only one that this has happened to and I know we all deal with things differently. I pray for her and her family. I pray for myself that whatever happened I will learn from it and I pray for others who have lost friends for whatever reason.
Learn, live and pray. Life is too short to be stuck in a going nowhere friendship. After all, if you aren't going forward, you're moving backward.
Have a great day! Hug your kids and your husbands...they love you!
Christi
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