Light in a dark place?

I have heard the phrase it is easy to be a light in a dark place thousands of times. Friends and family would tell me this a lot when I was working. It wasn't until recently that I realized what an opportunity I missed in the work place. I graduated from college and went to work in sales. I was really good at my job, and it wasn't until I was about 2 years into the career that I began dreading the workplace. I loved the competition, the friendly rivalrys, and even the customers (on most days...). As time went on and the promotions didn't come like I thought they should I got annoyed. I worked insanely long hours for little return and even less appreciation from the customers who came in each day. I became jaded about my job, I would make jokes to hide how disappointed I was with the outcome of what started out seeming very promising.The biggest thing that I regret is that I would fall prey to the majority. Meaning I would get in on the jokes and the general absurdity that happened each day at work. I kept my faith to myself, for the most part. The Lord gave me so many opportunities to share it with my coworkers and I chose not to. Dangit! To any of my former coworkers that might be reading this, I am sorry. I wish I could have told you how amazing my Lord is every day. I wish I would have shown you how to love customers, instead I would usually choose a worldly response, making fun of them as a defense mechanism because of the way they treated us. (Which was usually like dirt)

I had lunch with a new friend yesterday, and she was sharing with me how excited she is everyday to be a stay at home mom. She calls it her ministry! What an amazing outlook! We are not just here to clean dirty diapers and fold laundry. We are here to show our family Christ love thru our daily walk and routines. So today I am going to really focus in on that! I want to show Christ love to everyone I come in contact with, smiles and a helping hand. Showing grace to my children when they drive me crazy, praying daily for patience, and staying in the word, not the work! I so wish I would have had this type of outlook when I worked at Enterprise. If I would have taken each day and focused in on my ministry thru sales I could have reached so many people. I know that I had some amazing conversations with some customers, and I did share the gospel with some of them....but it should have been more. Thank the good Lord for his grace, because even though I missed some opportunities, he forgives! 

Here are some lyrics to a song that sparked this blog,

Steven Curtis Chapman's Do Everything:

Your picking up toys on the living room floor for the 15th time today

Matching up socks
Sweeping up lost cheerios that got away


You put a baby on your hip
Color on your lips and head out the door

While I may not know you,
I bet I know you
Wonder sometimes, does it matter at all?

Well let me remind you, it all matters just as long
As you do everything you do to the glory of the One who made you,
Cause he made you,
To do
Every little thing that you do
To bring a smile to His face
Tell the story of grace


With every move that you make
And every little thing you do

Maybe your that guy with the suit and tie
Maybe your shirt says your name
You may be hooking up mergers
Cooking up burgers
But at the end of the day


Little stuff
Big stuff
In between stuff


God sees it all the same
While I may not know you
I bet I know you
Wonder sometimes, does it matter at all?

Well let me remind you, it all matters just as long
As you do everything you do to the glory of the One who made you,
Cause he made you
To do
Every little thing that you do
To bring a smile to His face
Tell the story of grace


With every move that you make
And every thing you do
Maybe your sitting in math class
Or maybe on a mission in the Congo
Or maybe your working at the office
Singing along with the radio


Maybe your dining at a 5-star
Or feeding orphans in the...
Anywhere and everywhere that you are


Whatever you do
It all matters
So do what you do
Don't ever forget
To do everything you do to the glory of the One who made you,
Cause He made you
To do
Every little thing that you do
To bring a smile to His face
And tell the story of grace

As you do everything you do to the glory of the One who made you,
Cause he made you
To do
Every little thing that you do
To bring a smile to His face
And tell the story of grace