When do we give up?

This week has been extremely hard at work. It's never surprising that corporate structures always have a way of working as inefficiently as possible. I've really never liked working for big companies because they seem so cold and heartless toward many people.

There comes a time where you always have decisions to make. It seems like work is heading for explosion. The right hand is definitely unsure what the left hand is doing, the real problem is that it feels like the hands are heading in different directions and my coworkers are the body in the middle getting pulled so hard that we are about to break.

One of the key figures in my staying at this job is currently looking at other options within the company. What do I do? Do I stay and just ride out the storm? When do you decide to vacate a sinking ship?

It reminds me of the story of Jonah. Where the ship is in turmoil on the sea with a storm that just seems to be following them. Could it be that I'm missing God's calling to be "thrown" overboard?

I've been doing an awesome job at work. I've always felt good about the quality of job that I am doing and yet lately I feel scrutiny from my bosses leading me to decide to document what I am doing to sort of save my own butt. I don't like being in situations where I do not feel secure, but maybe I'm just suppose to grow from this.

I know that I need to at least temporarily look this one in the face and just do my best. The hard part is to not complain when things seem to be going so wrong. Imagine, being Christ-like tells us not to complain or argue. How hard is that when things seem to be down. When bosses are only looking out for themselves? Do I argue when I'm given incorrect statistical information on my performance? How would Jesus handle a situation like that?

An example of what is expected of us is found in Philippians:

Philippians 2:14-15 (New International Version)

Do everything without complaining or arguing, so that you may become blameless and pure, children of God without fault in a crooked and depraved generation, in which you shine like stars in the universe.

Through my walk down this hard gully that I've been going through lately, I've found the more I give up and just do my part the less scratches I get along the way. Giving up conplaining is going to be really hard, especially with my coworkers. I realize that my being negative is not helping the situation. So I'm going to give it up. I'm going to focus on not complaining next week. I'm going to work my hardest to shine like a star. I'm going to let God worry about my job. He's got the plan!

Lord,

Take my work situation, it has really been bogging me down lately. Help me to complain less and work harder to do my very best. Help for the stress at the office to become less so that my coworkers can deal as well.

Thank you,

Brie!