Wow, what a ride!
Hundred miles per hour, holding on for dear life and screaming at the top of my lungs. This is a pretty good description of how my life is right now. I have to have a medical procedure in a few weeks, I am not looking foreword to it either. While the doctor told me I was going to have to have this procedure he also said I need to find a way to manage my stress or get a new job. He said the stress is killing me. Funny, I don't feel stressed. At least not until he told me I was going to have to miss a few days of work because of this thing he is going to do to me.
Then today the president of my company calls me into his office and tells me he wants me to consider a new job position. Or rather, take the job because my exsiting job may not be there in six months. Hmmm, no brainer. Looks like I will be working in the sales department in a few weeks. Other than that, everything is smooth sailing, at least for the time being.
Remember, don't tell God how big your storms are, tell your storms how big your God is!
God bless, Joe Wow, what a ride!
posted by JOE B @ 6:38 PM 9 comments 
9 Comments:
Joe, keep hanging on to the hood of that car! I love your positive attitude and sense of humor. I'll pray for the stress levels you didn't know you had until today - and I have been praying for "the procedure". I think just having that looming in your future is causing a lot of stress, you'll feel better when that's behind you. The anticipation is often than whatever it is we have to go through.
Take the doctor's advice...find a way, whatever way, to reduce the stress or to learn to re-channel it.
Some folks think Christians should never have any stress, if they're walking in Him.
Just wait. Every one of them will get there.
Stress is real. Stress happens to everybody.
With Well Woman, I agree. Your attitude and humor keep us coming back. (Plus you have good things to say.)
I had a similar experience with my job where my position was being moved to the corporate offices. I initially was going to be without a job, so I stressed about what to do and looked and stressed some more and then my company "created" my current position which includes several resp. of a guy who retired. It has been a great job with a lot less stress. God really took care of us. Maybe this new position for you will be an answer for you too. Keep looking to the Lord for provision and for peace.
Matthew 6:34, I Peter 5:7
"Remember, don't tell God how big your storms are, tell your storms how big your God is!"
Like it. BTW, congratulations, going by your photo, on being such a young yet accomplished blogger.
Joe,
I will be praying for "the procedure".
What a weird comment, funny for a religious blog. Oh, that's right us Christians aren't funny. We aren't allowed to have a sense of humor. I forgot that we are supposed to act reserved and stoic, because there isn't any joy in the Lord.... whatever!
We should be the happiest people on earth, even through trials we know the love and joy that the Lord has for us!
People can have such warped views, I'm not being judgemental by the way, it sadly is a fact.
Take care and God Bless
If taking a few days off work stresses you out, it's definitely too much stress. No one is that important that they can't take a few days off....it's always what I try to remember.
Well Joe, it looks like you could use a few days off. I'm sure the medical side of things will work out, I hope the stress doesn't get you down.
Speaking of a few days off, I'm about to get the first ones I've had in six months. I should be home in early September. I'll have to yak it up with you some time. I saw the pic of Seth and the rest at the bridge, really made me a little nastolgic (spelling's a little off). Those guys sure have grown. In about nine months I'm getting out, and I should be home a lot more often. Hopefully I'll be able to be around the church more too. I know that I'm still looking forward to a career in the ministry, probably foreign. I just wanted to tell you hey and that I like the look of your new site. I hope the wife and kids are doing great too. Give 'em hugs for me.
Also through the rough times, I can't tell you how thankful I've been for your prayers. Now that those times should be nearing an end, I'll be sure to return the favor. Stress can really kick you square in the mouth if you don't dial it back once in a while.
Take care man,
Kurt
Joe, send us an update...how ya doing????
I love your blog and your sense of humor. Nice to know I am not the only one. :) I can totally identify wiht this pic. I hold on to God just like this kid is holding on to the hood, but I have to take comfort in knowing no matter how scary the ride, God will get you there safe and sound. :)
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