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| a doodle art created last night |
That was my kind of prayer before I go and while commuting to work
each morning. At that time, being a newbie in the
corporate world and getting along with my boss was difficult for me. Mr. Yell (not his real name) was a hard to please and short-tempered superior. He would shout at anyone even at the
slightest mistake. And each day, he’s becoming a ‘monster’ to me.
After several months, I found myself praying
a new petition. I remembered asking the Lord to make a choice: “O God,. It's either me or Mr. Yell. One has to go. I don’t want to work with him anymore”. Perhaps it took me more than a month uttering the same
prayer each day. Until I’ve realized my foolishness. I wanted the Lord to
take Mr. Yell out of the company in exchange of me. A nobody versus the Vice President of the company and definitely
one of the best in the industry. What a foolish
prayer!
I told myself “you’re not only pathetic but stupid.”
And guess what I did? I filed my resignation letter that week. At first Mr. Yell
wouldn’t want me to go however I insisted. “Nobody can stop me now.” I told
myself.
During that time, I needed to finish some work
assignments, so I had to stay with the
company for several weeks. Until one
fateful day. Mr. Yell suddenly tendered his
IRREVOCABLE RESIGNATION! We (his staff) were
caught by surprise. According to the source, there had been a scandal. And in order
to save his reputation, the VP decided to leave the company as soon as
possible.
Immediately, our secretary came to see me. She asked “Do you want me to go to the Head Office? I’ll
get your resignation back and I’ll tear
them right in front of you.” I was
dumbfounded. I don’t know what to say or do. Then I told
her “I’ve already made up my mind. I
guess I have to go too.” Then I
remembered my prayer. And I felt sorry
for myself. I never
thought that the Lord would take a foolish prayer . . . seriously.
Perhaps every prayer is a matter of trust.
Sometimes our emotions make us do that but we could always make things right.
ReplyDeleteGod is really faithful especially for those who listen and trust:)
ReplyDeleteNice post brother. Have a nice week end:)
Yes, sometimes we have to listen to our emotions and of course pray for our decisions. Thanks Caroline.
ReplyDeleteYes, Miss Joy we need to trust Him, no matter what! Have a great weekend too!
ReplyDeleteA very nice post indeed... I have prayed this kind of prayers many times... thought I know It's stupid. Thank you for sharing again :)
ReplyDeleteYes, Genskie, sometimes, we think it's not possible. We simply need to put our trust in Him. Thanks for the visit!
ReplyDeleteWell said we underestimate God most of the time. He's more than able to do what we can think or imagine. Very inspiring thanks for sharing
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True Alwand. I agree! Thank for dropping by!
ReplyDeleteprayers are just words that we use to speak with god i guess it's the faith makes it work
ReplyDeletehaha
what a nice story that is
Sometimes a position or a title makes people feel superior. They are a challenge in the workplace.
ReplyDeletePrayers somehow makes us feel better. Always. :)
I think this is not a foolish prayer Ric, God knows best that's why it happened :)
ReplyDeleteyes, I agree Yhadz, thanks!
ReplyDeleteVery well-said I am Lili, thank you!
ReplyDeleteyes, MeCoy, faith & trust makes it work! Salamat sa pagbisita muli!
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely post Ric ,trust in God makes a foolish prayer the wise one.
ReplyDeleteWhat an interesting article. I liked that name Mr. Yell, that was funny. I'm glad to hear things worked out for the best. That's a nice picture of the book you posted.
ReplyDeleteThank you Aunt Mary. yes I agree let's make a foolish prayer a wise one.
ReplyDeleteAnd yes, Susana. it's not his real name. I just call him that way, : )
I don't think there's a foolish prayer. Only foolish feelings. In this case, the situation is a factor. Really God works in different ways we sometimes could not imagine. This is inspiring.
ReplyDeleteyes, i agree littleyana, sometimes a foolish feelings... thanks!
ReplyDeleteYes every prayer is a matter of trust. Agree! Hindi lang yung binibigkas ng bibig natin kundi mula sa puso. :D
ReplyDeleteYou not the only one who has these foolish prayers, I do too:)I guess when I'm in such situations, I'm eaither too emotional or confused and not sure what to do, hence a foolish prayer.
ReplyDeleteIt's always nice to take a break and pray to make to make the right decisions :)