It's time...
I came to Charlotte, NC to build ministry -- I am called to bring flesh to the Word. However, it seems that I've spent most of my time contributing to empire building. I'm not sure how I got here -- yeah, yeah...I know...I got here by U-Haul truck. But how did I get so focused on earning a dollar? I give myself some credit though: my focus has not been making a dollar for wealth but rather making a dollar for survival. But I'd be lying through omission if I didn't confess that I have considered taking steps to advance in the retail business so that I could earn big dollars. But I remain sober knowing that Jesus has other plans for me.
I've spent the last six weeks working 70-85 hours a week managing an electronics retailer and wondering why it has been so easy? I'm not talking about the lazy kind of easy where one sits back with little effort and watches things fall into place. It's been quite the opposite; this job has been hard work and very consuming on so many levels. When I say "easy" I'm talking about this-isn't-rocket-science kind of easy. Before taking on this job, I never thought of myself as a salesman. I thought that I could never be the slick salesman that we often meet at the mall or the used car lot trying to sell us something that we don't want. And I was right. That's not me. "Slick" is not a word one would use to describe me. However, I AM skilled at listening and empathizing. And I'm pretty good at assisting folks in being able to figure out what they want and/or need and to help them get those things. These skills work perfectly in retail. And I find it quite disturbing that I can use these skills in this way because I acquired them to help others in need, not as a means to earn money or empire building. So I am having a crisis of conscience.
It's time for a change. It's time to test my faith.
I've spent the last six weeks working 70-85 hours a week managing an electronics retailer and wondering why it has been so easy? I'm not talking about the lazy kind of easy where one sits back with little effort and watches things fall into place. It's been quite the opposite; this job has been hard work and very consuming on so many levels. When I say "easy" I'm talking about this-isn't-rocket-science kind of easy. Before taking on this job, I never thought of myself as a salesman. I thought that I could never be the slick salesman that we often meet at the mall or the used car lot trying to sell us something that we don't want. And I was right. That's not me. "Slick" is not a word one would use to describe me. However, I AM skilled at listening and empathizing. And I'm pretty good at assisting folks in being able to figure out what they want and/or need and to help them get those things. These skills work perfectly in retail. And I find it quite disturbing that I can use these skills in this way because I acquired them to help others in need, not as a means to earn money or empire building. So I am having a crisis of conscience.
It's time for a change. It's time to test my faith.
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God bless you