It's appraisal time again at my company. To say I bummed is an understatement. I know they go off of a bell curve, I have been burned by that the last 2 years, but somehow I truly thought this year would be different. I am perturbed that I had 7 years of all 1s (which is the best you can get), then in the 8th year I got a 2, in the 9th year, I got a 3, and now after 10 years, I got another 3. To their eyes, because of the bell curve, a 3 is great - to me, my heart is wounded, my soul is hurting, my body is tired. I have worked even harder then ever these past 3 years, and I have nothing to show for it. The money comes and goes. The stress is slowing killing me, I am sure. The time I spend at this desk instead of with my family is ludicrous....and in their eyes, I am average. So I say, why bother??? Lord help me to have peace with this. You gave me peace last night about the church situation, please help me again......I love this message below so much, I posted it on Facebook!
Lord, I need to remember this today. I need to have peace about my job just like I need the peace you gave me last night when I asked......
Psalm 23 for the Workplace
The Lord is my real boss, and I shall not want.
...
He gives me peace, when chaos is all around me.
He reminds me to pray before I speak and to do all things without murmuring and complaining
He reminds me that He is my Source and not my job.
He restores my sanity every day and guides my decisions that I might honor Him in all I do.
Even though I face absurd amounts of e-mail, system crashes, unrealistic deadlines, budget cutbacks, gossiping co-workers, discriminating supervisors, and an aging body that doesn't cooperate every morning,
I will not stop, for He is with me!
His presence, His peace and His power will see me through.
He raises me up, even when they fail to promote me.
He claims me as His own, even when the company threatens to let me go.
His faithfulness and love are better than a bonus check.
His retirement plan beats every 401K there is!
When it's all said and done, I'll be working for Him a whole lot longer;
And for that, I will bless His name
Psalm 23 for the Workplace
The Lord is my real boss, and I shall not want.
...
He gives me peace, when chaos is all around me.
He reminds me to pray before I speak and to do all things without murmuring and complaining
He reminds me that He is my Source and not my job.
He restores my sanity every day and guides my decisions that I might honor Him in all I do.
Even though I face absurd amounts of e-mail, system crashes, unrealistic deadlines, budget cutbacks, gossiping co-workers, discriminating supervisors, and an aging body that doesn't cooperate every morning,
I will not stop, for He is with me!
His presence, His peace and His power will see me through.
He raises me up, even when they fail to promote me.
He claims me as His own, even when the company threatens to let me go.
His faithfulness and love are better than a bonus check.
His retirement plan beats every 401K there is!
When it's all said and done, I'll be working for Him a whole lot longer;
And for that, I will bless His name
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