Today’s Devotional Written By a Young Lady Determined to D God’s Will In Spite of so Much: Tracy Koweh ( soon to be Dixon)
Pass but Not Promoted Part II
John 8:28-29 (New Living Translation)
28 So Jesus said, “When you have lifted up the Son of Man on the cross, then you will understand that I Am he.[a] I do nothing on my own but say only what the Father taught me. 29 And the one who sent me is with me—he has not deserted me. For I always do what pleases him.”
Sometime last month right when hell had unleashed in my life, a co-worker commented to me "It must be nice not to have stress, because the stuff I'm dealing with is about to kill me." I almost fell out of my chair. I asked her what made her think I didn't have any stress. She said it was because of the way I carried myself at work. Wow, what a statement. I told her, that it wasn't that I didn't have stress, but that I had faith that God would work it all out. She didn't see me first thing in the morning puffy eyed and sleep deprived. She saw me after a moment of prayer and spending some time in the vault room crying.
Every day for almost two weeks straight something broke or was under attack in my life. Some mornings I had to call in and let my boss know I'd be a little late. Some mornings I had to work in the back to keep from busting out in tears. It was beginning to look like the God I served had deserted me. It got to the point my manager was afraid to even ask me how my night was because of fear of making me cry. But through it all, the tears, the doubts and the daily attacks, I managed to push out a "but God is working it out"......even when I didn't always believe it fully or know just how He was working it out. Some days it was just hearing that confession that got me through.
So when the news of Shane and his co-worker came out it hit me. Sometimes our promotion comes in our witness. Sometimes others need to see how to trust in God when it’s sunny and when it’s stormy. If Shane had become rude and stank towards his co-workers, what message would that have sent? If I had come to work saying, "I don't know what God is doing, but I'm tired of fasting and praying for nothing", what message would my co-worker have received. I believe God allows us to be "crucified" sometimes in the public so that others can see our blessings come with a cost.
This week as I began to tell of how God has been working it out- - -all by His bad self, I could see the seeds that had been planted in the previous weeks of my trials, start to take root and grow. We have been talking about God at work and members who knew a little bit of what all was going on, had begun to pray and encourage me. So what I thought was a separation from God, was a set up from God. A test to see if I would praise Him, magnify Him, and still be a living witness for Him, even when I didn't feel like He even cared.
Today as you look at the circumstances surrounding you, check your reflection in the mirror and make sure you see the Christ in you. If you can't see Him, no one else will. Remember promotion doesn't come from the left or the right, but from God. Whether it’s your job, your family, or walk, tests are going to come. Some we will pass and be promoted but some we will pass for others to be prompted to inquire about the God that got us through!! Let your light shine that all mankind who encounter you, will be able to see the LIGHT.
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