Be Prepared for STORMS
By chuyins123
@chuyins123 (2112)
Philippines
March 3, 2011 10:54pm CST
This week started quite well, actually I have high hopes in the start of the month. Great expectations for greater things, yet things turned out so differently from what I hoped for.
I was so messed up in my job. And my boss is very disappointed with me. I could sense He is trying to be as kind as he can but he can't help but to explode. Yesterday was a great tribulation in my work, I thought it was the last day of my job. Or maybe I will be asked to submit my resignation otherwise they'll write the termination letter...
Fortunately though, my boss is kind enough to take time and talk to me. Took all the patience he got and gathered all the courage to tell right in the face that I don't perform my job as he expected.
I was so down yesterday that I want to shout to the world that I am not a LOSER! I am not a disappointment, that I can do better things, that I am good. But I just can't I have no place to run to, and shout. So today, just to express about what happened to me yesterday, I just decided to post it here.
God, I can't take it anymore. If not because of God maybe I have already submitted my RL. But by His grace, I was able to pick up those little pieces of me and come back here in the office and try to work things out. I just hope that what happened this week will not happen again. Not again in this job.
It's a good thing I have a GOD who strengthens in times that I feel so weak and lifts me up when I am so down.
May the God of heavens continue to be with me and bless my work. As I continue to work for this company!
I want Him to be exalted and glorified in my job. I want success and victory over the troubles of this job. God help and bless me.
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That was the story of the storm this week. It came and I was caught off guard.
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7 responses
@anna18 (142)
• Philippines
4 Mar 11
Hello.Storm comes and goes. What is more important is how prepared we are for it. In this life everything is a mess. We have to learn to put our trust in the Lord. Allow the Lord to work His ways within us. Do not trust more of your personal strength and ability. We must be dependent on Him.
In our decisions, in our work, in our family life, the Lord must be the center. By this, everything will be alright. Remember that our spirit is only 1/3, the soul which consist of the mind, emotion and will is another 1/3 while the last 1/3 is our body. If this is the case, it is only in the spirit we can worship and enjoy the Lord, the rest is already corrupted by satan. Satan, uses alot of things to destruct us.
Learn to pray. Allow the Lord to work in you. allow the Lord to grant you the wisdom in dealing with you job and its demands. God bless. Have a great day ahead.
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@chuyins123 (2112)
• Philippines
4 Mar 11
Thank you for the reminder anna. It somehow refreshed me. And yes, I keep on praying to God. Kneeling before Him that He will guide me and keep me strong amidst this storm in my career.
I still believe in His faithfulness, and in His plans... His plans to prosper me... His good, pleasing and perfect plan.
Have a great day too. God bless you! HAve a happy life! :)
@tigeraunt (6326)
• Philippines
5 Mar 11
hi chuyins,
i hope this thing have made you realize that you are your own responsibility and whatever you do you have to be responsible. hence you have to think positively as to what transpired. why it happened? why you got reprimanded? what to do next? 
some people would fall down, with self esteem gone. dont be. 
take it as a challenge. try to correct things out with your boss. perform well. finish your back logs. show that you can be trusted and you can perform things he asks of you. it may take a while but surely he will notice the changes.
good luck.
ann
some people would fall down, with self esteem gone. dont be.
take it as a challenge. try to correct things out with your boss. perform well. finish your back logs. show that you can be trusted and you can perform things he asks of you. it may take a while but surely he will notice the changes.
good luck.
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@chuyins123 (2112)
• Philippines
6 Mar 11
Wow,
I feel a psychiatrist or a stress therapist is writing to me now. Thank you for imparting such a useful insight Ms. Ann. Thank you for reminding me of responsibility. Thanks a lot. God bless you! have a happy life! :)
@maean_19 (4655)
• Philippines
4 Mar 11
Just cling on to the Lord and everything will be all right. I have been through a storm too and it came at the same time. But the Lord is always good and He touched me to lift my storms and burdens to Him. I believe, storms come and getting bigger, yet I know I can over pass all these with His guidance.
God bless always!
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@chuyins123 (2112)
• Philippines
4 Mar 11
Thanks maean. Yeah, I will hold on to the Lord. No matter what happen I will always be safe and secured in Him. In Him who gives me strength. God bless you too. :)
@macdingolinger (10386)
• United States
4 Mar 11
I am sorry that you have had a rough week. Those types of situations are so tough to handle. But it sounds like your boss is both reasonable and smart. I have worked for people who don't tell you what you've done wrong and give you no chance to fix it. I pray that God does give you blessings and strength on your job! And that HE prospers the work of your hands!
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@chuyins123 (2112)
• Philippines
5 Mar 11
Thanks for refreshing me Ms. Mac been a long time since I've read responses from you. Well maybe because I don't post discussions that much. Anyway, I am quite relieved mylot is a good outlet of my emotions. :) Thanks a bunch. God bless you too. Have a happy life! :)
@amber89 (50)
• China
5 Mar 11
don't be too hard on yourself.other's expectation to you is not bad,while this time your unable to meet their expectation is also not your fault. there is always gap between result and expectation,especially the expectation from other you value and respect. one failure do not mean you are a loser.
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@chuyins123 (2112)
• Philippines
5 Mar 11
Yeah, thanks for that amber. And just last night when I was about to go home, I ride on a jeepney (my canadian friend calls it a "party bus") the vehicle has a poster on that goes "failure is a detour to success"... so if I don't quit and hold on to God, I am bound for success.
Thanks a lot amber. God bless you! Have a happy life! :)
@toniganzon (72281)
• Philippines
4 Mar 11
My dear friend, i wish i could comfort you and give you soothing words to make you feel better. When i couldn't meet the demands and expectations of people around me i get depressed too. It hurts when we thought we did our best but then our best wasn't just good enough. I think everybody goes through the same stage in life. YOU ARE NOT A LOSER! Remember nobody is perfect and we are all bound to make mistakes.
Just pray and offer everything to him. You will be fine and hope to hear from you soon.
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@chuyins123 (2112)
• Philippines
4 Mar 11
Hi Dear Friend,
Yeah, I know I am bound for victory if I would only persist and endure every storm that comes in my life. I believe in the God's greatness more than the lies of evil. I will offer everything to Him. HE will always carry me through. And this job is not everything about life.
Thanks for the response. I feel blessed to have you here. God bless you! have a happy life! :)
@dorannmwin (36392)
• United States
7 Mar 11
I think that we all go through times in our work lives where we have a very hard time with our jobs. It is during those times that our faith plays a much more important role than it does during other times in our lives. The fact that you do have strong faith will not only help you with the problems that you are currently having in your job. It will also be something that will take you a long way in all of the other aspects of your life.
@chuyins123 (2112)
• Philippines
9 Mar 11
Thank you for such an encouraging response my friend. I am now quite relieved, life starts to normalize now. Though I still pray that no storms will come yet. I might not be able to bear it. But I am hopeful in God's greatest love and mercy that He'd spare me for the moment. Thanks for the response again. God bless you! have a happy life! :)
