Got Problems?

Problems…we all have them.

Some of us have more than others and sometimes we think our problems are worse than anyone else’s. One profession I would never, ever, want to be in and that’s the profession of psychiatry or psychology. All they do day in and day out is listen to people’s problems and try to diagnose them. How can a doctor sit for 8-10 hours a day, listening to other people’s problems and be able to concentrate on their own problems? I don’t see how they do it.

I have spoken to students at my church and listened to some of their problems. Many times, their problems seem very minor and very petty, yet in their eyes, they are major. When you are a teenager, some of the smaller problems are magnified into bigger problems. Actually, there is no such thing as a small problem, especially if it affects you personally. That’s like someone telling you that the minor surgery you are about to undergo is no big deal, but to you it is because you will be put under by anesthesia and they will be cutting on you. If it is happening to you, it’s major. One thing I have learned is there is always someone that has more problems than I do. Unless you walk in their shoes, you will never know.

One more thing that I learned is to keep my problems private……don’t bring them to work. The last thing I need is to allow personal problems to interfere with my job performance. Too many employees bring their problems to work and they are miserable all day long. When I walk through the front door of our office, I decide not to dwell on my home problems and just focus on my job. It’s not easy because I know when I leave work, the problems will still be there. The one person that gives me hope and gives me the ability to manage and overcome my problems is Jesus. I am so glad I can bring my problems to him 24/7 and he will take care of them. At the time, it might not be the answer I wanted, but He is in charge, so I have to depend on Him to answer my prayers… in His timing.

I have finally decided to tone things down at work. I am a jokester and I like to have fun, so I like to say things that make people laugh. Sometimes what I say gets a laugh and sometimes it gets a nasty look. I never, ever, intentionally mean to hurt anyone’s feelings when I joke around. Unfortunately, many people wear their feelings on their shoulder and it does not take much to offend them. I have to force myself not to say certain things because it just comes natural for me to make off the wall or humorous comments. Sometimes those comments don’t come out right and I catch it from someone. So, I am doing my best to do my job, have fun and keep my words to myself.

I am still having a problem with a co-worker at work. This person has shown me (in their actions and words) that they are a very unhappy person. They had been a hard worker in the past, but they are now in a relationship with someone who is married and their work ethics have changed. They are doing less and trying to get away with more. Their lack of ambition is catching up with them and causing them some problems. Their whole attitude is changing and they don’t even notice it. This person got mad at me a few months ago and refuses to talk to me. I have no problem with that because I don’t have anything to say to them anyway. Why does someone get so mad that they hold grudges against others and all it does is make them miserable? I am not miserable…I am content. I am happy with my life and don’t have time for people that are miserable because they have made some really stupid, bonehead, mistakes. If they want to continue to make these stupid mistakes and these stupid decisions, then they deserve to be unhappy. Gosh, why be unhappy when you can live your life for the Lord and be happy?

http://www.okcentralreact.org/