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"SOCORRO HERNANDEZ" <SUHERNAN@LLGM.COM> on 02/16/2000 03:58:16 PM
To: Judy Hernandez/HOU/ECT@ECT, "A. SUE GONZALES-GUEVARA" 
<AGUEVARA@LLGM.COM>, "HERBERT NORMAN" <HNORMAN@LLGM.COM>, "JESSICA VEGA" 
<JVEGA@LLGM.COM>, "KATHY MARIE MOORE" <KMOORE@LLGM.COM>, "MAREE REXROAD" 
<MREXROAD@LLGM.COM>, "MARY SNITKIN" <MSNITKIN@LLGM.COM>, "MARIA SOLIZ" 
<MSOLIZ@LLGM.COM>, "MARIA THOMPSON" <MTHOMPSO@LLGM.COM>, "VALERIE WALLACE" 
<VWALLACE@LLGM.COM>, BBurrell@tmh.tmc.edu
cc:  
Subject: GOD'S CALLING



I hope that you all enjoy and appreciate the word below as I have.

Love ya

Coco
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What actions do you display at work?

I drive into work listening to gospel music or a pre-recorded  sermon on the 
radio. I get out of the car and walk to the building
entrance. As I open the building door I leave just enough room for me to get 
in and I leave Jesus standing outside as the door closes behind me. He's 
standing with His palms on the door glass and watches me as I get on the 
elevator.  His eyes are sad and He turns and goes to sit on the stone bench. 
There He sits patiently
and waits for me for the next 9 hours. First two hours of work - I fuss and 
complain about things not going right.  Jesus, sitting
with his chin in His hand looks upward toward the building wishing He could 
help me. By lunchtime - I'm flustered, regretting I work in this place and 
sputtering bitterness all over folks. Jesus comes around to the side of the 
building where my cubicle is located. He looks up from the ground trying to 
get my attention but I can't hear him; my focus is on my problems. Jesus goes 
back to the front of the building, sits down and continues to wait for me. He 
thinks to
Himself as He looks up to the third floor, "They went in there defenseless.  
If only they had taken me in there with them.  When will they learn?" End of 
the day - I'm pooped, run down, no energy, irritable & frustrated.  I leave 
the building & Jesus gets up happily to greet me but I'm in no mood for Him 
now.  I've just been to hell and back and the last thing I want to do is be 
bothered with anyone.

God just actually showed me this is how I'VE been acting.  He showed me each 
act and worst of all, He let me feel a small
portion of how grieved he was because of my actions and
attitude.  I left Jesus standing outside, almost let the door smack him in 
His face.  From time to time our jobs overwhelm us and we completely forget 
to  "take Jesus with us".  We may not go around cursing anyone out or 
punching anyone in the face (hopefully not) but what are our actions saying 
about us and about whom or whose we are?

We are the salt of the Earth and the light of the world. A city on a hill 
cannot be hidden.  Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a bowl.  
Instead they put it on its stand, and it gives light to everyone in the 
house. Matt. 5:13-15. We should be bringing
peace to our jobs and not be the cause of confusion.  We should be the ones 
to bring our gifts & talents to the table to help in
WHATEVER area God has chosen for us to work in.  Col.3:23-24 "Whatever you 
do, work at it with ALL your heart, as working for the Lord, not for men,  
since you know that you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as a 
reward. It is the Lord Christ you are serving.
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