Definitly Getting Stretched…
Along with planning fundraisers, I’ve been holding down a job. My first thoughts, this job was totally from God. It still could be, and now the longer I’m there, I’m beginning to really think it was from Him. The past couple of months I have really been struggling with this job. My boss hates anything to do with church, to the point of, if he hears me talking about going to something church related..he makes it to where I am to loaded up with work to go, or he sets a required time that I have to be there..which usually ends up, me missing church all together. He does these teachings on Fridays that doesnt really sit right in my spirit. But there is a reason I am there. Ive applied to other jobs and no answers.
This week, I helped with moving my boss and his family of 8 kids into there new house. That was on a Monday. From Tuesday on, Ive been babysitting the 8 kids. When they tried to get me to do this before, I was so NOT for it. 8 Kids!!! The oldest being 15 and the youngest being 2 years old. Somehow, it happend, and I got them everyday this week. Through the 2 year olds life crisis and breakdowns, through the sibling rivalry, through everything. It wasnt as bad as I thought. And my boss told me that this was good practice since I would be going to Brazil to work with children. What?! I haven’t breathed a word to him about this, not even about the fundraisers. My strength has grown enormously in the past week. Instead of feeling in a funk everytime I leave, Im actually energized and pumped. Something has changed. When would I have ever agreed to taking care of 8 kids at one time by myself?? Teenagers that talk back and test every boundary that you set?? A two-year old that has a melt-down because she cant understand why she cant stick a metal object into the light socket?? Never!!! But it happend. I heard my bosses wife talking to him about getting me to do this full-time, everyday….am I ready for that?? Sure, at least I’d have nap time to read and study in my bible!!!
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