Where do you Cast?Written by Kimberly Chastain
“Cast all your anxiety on Him for He cares for you.” 1 Peter 5:7.I don’t know if you have ever been fly-fishing or maybe you have seen it on TV. When you go fly fishing you cast your bait way down river and let it float. That way fish does not see you and hopefully attacks bait. I have that vision when we cast our anxiety on God. Do you give Him your anxieties and let them float away and realize He is in control or do you keep bait close so you can pick up anxiety whenever you want? If a fly fisherman keeps his bait close he will scare away fish. If he allows bait to float downstream he is more likely to catch a fish. I think when we keep our anxieties close God is unable to work and we are unable to even look down stream. Also, when we keep our anxieties close we focus on anxiety and take our eyes off of God. When we give our anxieties to God and leave them there He is more able to work and we are better able to
| | Your Mission Field At WorkWritten by Kimberly Chastain
One point many Christian Working Moms who have been interviewed have made is that they are a shining light in their work place. Whether or not you can speak openly about your faith at work, your co-workers are watching. Are they seeing Jesus in you? Do they see you handle ethical issues in a different manner than other co-workers? Do they see a peace in you amidst all of stress of job? Do they see your priorities are in order? Although, we are to be workers worthy of our hire we are first and foremost followers of Christ. Do your co-workers see you participating in office gossip or do they see you leaving when those discussions come up? Do your co-workers see you building up or tearing down? Do they see compassion in you that is often woefully missing in this get ahead world we live in? I know as a Christian Working Mom often it is very difficult to get time alone with God. Are you taking your work struggles to him? Are you asking for his direction in a difficult situation? Are you praying for your co-workers to come to know Him? Are you praying that your co-workers who are Christians to grow in their knowledge of Him?
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