A New Begining

For those of you who don't know, I have worked at the Olive Garden as a server for over a year and a half. I did that while also being a substitute teacher and picking up any other odd jobs I could find. A few weeks ago I gave my two weeks notice (the first time I have ever done that!) and Friday was my last shift. I left that day excited about what God has in store for me. I feel as if I am taking a step of faith, not trying to earn money by overworking myself, but trusting in God for provision. I had been putting work before God. Not reading my bible as much and being forced to work on Sunday mornings and Wednesday nights when our church has bible studies. I realized that I needed to make a change. God needed to be first. So I did something that would seem silly in the eyes of anybody else. I quit my job, after losing a job about 2 years ago, I can honestly say that I did not think I would ever quit a job. The fear of the unknown is scary, but God is faithful and HE WILL provide.

Since leaving the Olive Garden I have been alot happier. My stress level has gone down and I have been eating better. I have not had to worry about my coworkers being mean to me or making me feel bad. I am so glad that I am finished working there. There were alot of people at my work who fit this verse in Titus 1:16 "They profess to know God, but by their deeds they deny Him..." This was so evident at work. So many of my coworkers professed to be believers yet denied Him by their actions. It made me sad. To see them living contrary to what  the scriptures say and encouraging others to do so like it says in Romans 1:29-32 "being filled with all unrighteousness, wickedness, greed, evil; full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, malice; they are gossips, slanderers, haters of God, insolent, arrogant, boastful, inventors of evil, disobedient to parents, without understanding, untrustworthy, unloving, unmerciful; and although they know the ordinance of God, that those who practice such things are worthy of death, they not only do the same, but also give hearty approval to those who practice them." I am not saying these things to be mean but to point out the hypocrisy that is occurring among those who claim Christ. This is not just confined to the walls of the Olive Garden, but all over the world. Christians, if you are one, stand firm in your faith. Read the word, every day! Know what you believe! You will not know unless you read the word DAILY! I am so sad to hear believers who have never read the whole Bible! Go read it right now! I am in the book of Revelation, where are you at?


~N