Checked At The Door.

 Have you ever gone some place and then feel like Jesus checked Himself at the door when you got there? I have. Usually at work. He goes with me from the time that I wake up, all the way to the front door of the building. Then once we get the the entrance He is like, "okay, Keven. You'll be on your own from here." And then I enter and punch in and start work. I know this isn't the case. He is with me and has been with me the whole time. He has proven that over and over again with the way that things have gone. When I enter with a good attitude and feeling good about work, the workplace immediately starts to beat me down. Work load, schedules, drivers, other employees. The list goes on and on. It's those days that I feel Jesus had checked Himself at the door. 

It's like He is saying "Okay Keven, go in and get beaten up and roughed up and then come back and I'll be here waiting for you." I picture this scenario like a parent taking their kid to their first day of school. Mom or Dad can only take you so far, then you have to go it alone. "Don't be afraid little Tommy." "It'll be alright." "Just go in, I'll be waiting for you when you get out."

It's like Jesus is using those moments for me to trust Him more. He is with me, but I feel alone. A test possibly. To see how I react to certain situations that arise. Let me tell you. I fail miserably. Every time! I let the work place get the best of me. I get angry, frustrated and upset. It just shows me that I need Jesus. Always! Everywhere!

There are days when I feel like quitting. Who am I kidding. I feel like quitting everyday. But then I think about Jesus. He didn't quit. Even when faced with the scourging and beating that He knew was going to happen, He still followed The Fathers plan. I know He has a plan for me at work. He has shown it time and time again.

Colossians 3:17 The Message

17 Let every detail in your lives—words, actions, whatever—be done in the name of the Master, Jesus, thanking God the Father every step of the way

So on those days when I feel like Jesus checked Himself at the door. I need to act, speak and work like He is right there with me, because He is. If I feel alone, it's because I moved, not Jesus!

I pray that every word out of my mouth and every action that I do, it glorifies God and points people His way! Whether I feel like He checked Himself at the door or came in with me!

God Bless.