Hi I'm boodlebear and I have the terrible habit of posting to a thread before introducing myself. I think maybe I'll lose my train of thought. That happens easily for me. Oh, look at the shiny object.....
I am a new Beliefnet member. My greatest challenge is to remember to listen for God's voice during a very stressful day at work. There seems to be not enough time in the day for "recharging with God" as I describe it. Too many distractions.
I work in a Call Center and we fulfill subscriptions to Alternative Medicine Newsletters. It is a privilege to speak with those folks who are searching, knocking, and may find something in the research presented. I participate in offering them Wisdom. It is a secular company though. I may not give any spiritual encouragement ...so I can only love on them by speaking to them the way Jesus would..with respect and compassion.
This is draining and the workplace offers no recharge.
I recharge in prayer in the car on the way home...and frequently I need to recharge a lot more. Your posts redirected my focus and I am grateful. I offer encouragement and I ask the same.
I don't know where I read/heard it...but there is a new evangelism. It is subtle and it happens by example in the workplace. We will prosper and be in good health and Spirit...and it will attract others to ask how we do it. When I heard this, I took this commission seriously; but I need help to remain the good example I am supposed to be. That means encouragement ...and correction too. Sometimes I get stuck in wrong thinking and I have succombed to pride in the past...unintentionally ...but it happened. It took me months to realize the root of my problems.
