Sunday, July 31, 2005
The Talk
The past week I have thinking about the fact that my 3 months probation is coming and what's going to happen. I had that terrible feeling (fear) that my boss had forgotten and he's going away for 2 weeks, so we could only talk when he gets back. But yesterday he sent an email and said we should go for a coffee and talk about my performance etc.
so the talk... well as usual he likes talking so he did most of it. Overall he's happy with what I've been doing and how things are going, which is great and discussed some of my weaknesses and how I can improve on them. Also about where I want to be going in terms of my career and areas I'm interested in developing, main thing is language and there's opportunities to go into China! so that's exciting!
I'm just so amazed at how God has organised and planned this all! With my job and a great boss who loves affirming with words (I totally need that!) empowering me to take the part of the business I'm managing and make it my baby (me the control freak), encouraging me to be confident in what I'm doing and not look down on my abilities (fears and insecurities) - it's all been taken care of. Even financially, everyone would like to be paid more, and when I started God knew exactly how much I needed and if I was faithful with it He promised to increase it... and now 3 months later I've received a pay rise :) Awesome ay
And now, with this all there is more responsibilities, more opportunities and really a time when I need to focus on what's important and where I should be directing my time and energy. And we talked about life and making sure there's a balance in what we do, so that's really good to know his thoughts on that.
A few verses I was reading this week on the way to work confirm this all as well...
Daniel 10:12
Then he said to me, “Do not fear, Daniel, for from the first day that you set your heart to understand, and to humble yourself before your God, your words were heard; and I have come because of your words.
Jeremiah 1:7-8
“ Do not say, ‘I am a youth,’
For you shall go to all to whom I send you,
And whatever I command you, you shall speak.
Do not be afraid of their faces,
For I am with you to deliver you,” says the LORD.
Ecclesiastes 3 - A time for everything :9-15
What profit has the worker from that in which he labors? I have seen the God-given task with which the sons of men are to be occupied. He has made everything beautiful in its time. Also He has put eternity in their hearts, except that no one can find out the work that God does from beginning to end.
I know that nothing is better for them than to rejoice, and to do good in their lives, and also that every man should eat and drink and enjoy the good of all his labor—it is the gift of God.
I know that whatever God does, it shall be forever. Nothing can be added to it, and nothing taken from it. God does it, that men should fear before Him. That which is has already been, and what is to be has already been; and God requires an account of what is past.
so the talk... well as usual he likes talking so he did most of it. Overall he's happy with what I've been doing and how things are going, which is great and discussed some of my weaknesses and how I can improve on them. Also about where I want to be going in terms of my career and areas I'm interested in developing, main thing is language and there's opportunities to go into China! so that's exciting!
I'm just so amazed at how God has organised and planned this all! With my job and a great boss who loves affirming with words (I totally need that!) empowering me to take the part of the business I'm managing and make it my baby (me the control freak), encouraging me to be confident in what I'm doing and not look down on my abilities (fears and insecurities) - it's all been taken care of. Even financially, everyone would like to be paid more, and when I started God knew exactly how much I needed and if I was faithful with it He promised to increase it... and now 3 months later I've received a pay rise :) Awesome ay
And now, with this all there is more responsibilities, more opportunities and really a time when I need to focus on what's important and where I should be directing my time and energy. And we talked about life and making sure there's a balance in what we do, so that's really good to know his thoughts on that.
A few verses I was reading this week on the way to work confirm this all as well...
Daniel 10:12
Then he said to me, “Do not fear, Daniel, for from the first day that you set your heart to understand, and to humble yourself before your God, your words were heard; and I have come because of your words.
Jeremiah 1:7-8
“ Do not say, ‘I am a youth,’
For you shall go to all to whom I send you,
And whatever I command you, you shall speak.
Do not be afraid of their faces,
For I am with you to deliver you,” says the LORD.
Ecclesiastes 3 - A time for everything :9-15
What profit has the worker from that in which he labors? I have seen the God-given task with which the sons of men are to be occupied. He has made everything beautiful in its time. Also He has put eternity in their hearts, except that no one can find out the work that God does from beginning to end.
I know that nothing is better for them than to rejoice, and to do good in their lives, and also that every man should eat and drink and enjoy the good of all his labor—it is the gift of God.
I know that whatever God does, it shall be forever. Nothing can be added to it, and nothing taken from it. God does it, that men should fear before Him. That which is has already been, and what is to be has already been; and God requires an account of what is past.
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