Training Ground

On the job training, we’ve all been there. When we are there we often mess up. We make mistakes, get things wrong. Depending on how the employer is determines whether we are shown grace, allowed new chances or we get fired. I am so glad that God allows me time to learn how to do a job right and gives me grace while in training. As I reflect over my life and especially the past three years of it, I can now see that it has been a training ground for me. There have been various faces involved and many attempts at getting things right. Many lessons along the way, some learned and some I am still working on. Sometimes we wear the shoes of the employer and other times we wear the shoes of the employee. No matter which ones we wear we need to show grace and mercy and allow more time for learning the job. At times we are way too hard on others. After all, we don’t have any idea what someone may be experiencing outside of the job. Personally I have had times where something was going on in my life that affected me so deeply that it came to work with me. Sometimes it would show and sometimes I could keep it under wraps. At my last place of employment my co-workers were so caring and made a way for me to make it through the day. Grace upon grace, that’s what we need with each other. The training of life and what God wants to do with and in us is a process and I think that it continues until the day that we breathe our last breath.

“Blessed are the merciful, for they shall receive mercy.” Matthew 5:7 (NASB)

Comments

[Lori Brammer]

Melinda,God knew exactly what I needed to hear today! I read this after returning from a crazy day at a new job. I actually just went for an interview, but ended up working the entire day before I could even get to the interview! They just ushered me into the patient room and said to start working and I had no idea what I was doing, where things were, and no one helped! I wanted to walk out, but something kept me there. Strangest day I've ever had, but I refused to quit and God kept giving me grace even when I wanted to run. I felt like he was telling me to just endure the process with a happy heart and good things would result. I kept a smile on my face even when I felt like grumbling and at the end of the day, 7 hours later, I finally got my "interview" with the doctor. It's a long story, but God of course was right. Good things DID result and I had a tremendous amount of Grace supplied to me along the way!

[Melinda]

Lori!
How awesome the Lord is to speak into my spirit about an exact situation that you were going through. I am so glad that it helped you after you came home from the training ground that you did not expect that day. Thank you for letting me know.

Melinda