Lessons from Work, Life
I have a theory on life...
People are horrible, rude and inconsiderate, I know its because of the fall of man. So I work as a server in a restaurant. I have always worked in a restaurant. People are demanding and selfish. Its amazing to me the expectations people have, if everything is not perfect, kick scream and fight until you have it your way. This is America where the service industry says, "meet all of needs or I don't have to pay for it." Instead we should be seeking what God has for us, which may mean a horrible experience in a restaurant. So my theory ... If anyone wants to become more like Christ, examine who they are and see how selfish they are, in order to repent and be kind to others, there are three easy steps.
1) Work in the service industry.
If people actually knew what serving others was like in a job setting where customers are always right, they would easy learn how to treat other people. Some how there is justice in being mistreated and showing grace. You learn not to mistreat others. I have suggested to my fellow co-workers that it should be a manditory law, something like the mormons have, that everyone must spend one to two years in the service industry. I'll talk to my goodfriend George and see what he can do for me.
2) Get Married.
So I wish someone would have warned me before I got married what it would actually be like. Don't get me wrong, my wife is amazing and I enjoy being with her every second. What I didn't know is that God would use my relationship with my wife as a mirror to show me how rude and selfish I actually am. If I knew I was this selfish I wouldn't marry myself. Its amazing how this whole principle of justice works. When my wife and I respond to one another in grace after being mistreated, we repent and change. When we respond by selfish desires, we escalate our selfishness until the stupidity of what we are doing overwhelms us. I am excited to grow closer and closer to Christ as Melissa and I love one another in grace. This is not to say to that there should be a law to get married. That would be bad. Become a server if you want to see how selfish you are, be warned that when you become married you won't have a choice but to see how selfish you are.
3) Have children.
This one I have less experience in. By less I mean I have spent time with my two year old nephew. By time I mean we have had him come over for a couple hours once and then we see him with his parents. So let me be frank, I am speaking from no experience. That being said, I am anticipating a time when we no longer can focus on our own wants and needs, and try to "get things out of one another" because we will have something that is completely reliant on us. We will get a joy that passes all things and be shown more of the personality of God, however, when I want to go to bed, or eat or go out and play, ect. won't matter anymore. I will follow in line with the schedule of our little Hoffman no questions asked. I can't tell a newborn baby, "I don't want to change your diaper, change it yourself." Nope my responsibility, just another mirror of how bad of a person I am. So I have been warned about this one. I can deal with my self and be prepared to dispise who I am even more, repent and grow closer to God.
People are horrible, rude and inconsiderate, I know its because of the fall of man. So I work as a server in a restaurant. I have always worked in a restaurant. People are demanding and selfish. Its amazing to me the expectations people have, if everything is not perfect, kick scream and fight until you have it your way. This is America where the service industry says, "meet all of needs or I don't have to pay for it." Instead we should be seeking what God has for us, which may mean a horrible experience in a restaurant. So my theory ... If anyone wants to become more like Christ, examine who they are and see how selfish they are, in order to repent and be kind to others, there are three easy steps.
1) Work in the service industry.
If people actually knew what serving others was like in a job setting where customers are always right, they would easy learn how to treat other people. Some how there is justice in being mistreated and showing grace. You learn not to mistreat others. I have suggested to my fellow co-workers that it should be a manditory law, something like the mormons have, that everyone must spend one to two years in the service industry. I'll talk to my goodfriend George and see what he can do for me.
2) Get Married.
So I wish someone would have warned me before I got married what it would actually be like. Don't get me wrong, my wife is amazing and I enjoy being with her every second. What I didn't know is that God would use my relationship with my wife as a mirror to show me how rude and selfish I actually am. If I knew I was this selfish I wouldn't marry myself. Its amazing how this whole principle of justice works. When my wife and I respond to one another in grace after being mistreated, we repent and change. When we respond by selfish desires, we escalate our selfishness until the stupidity of what we are doing overwhelms us. I am excited to grow closer and closer to Christ as Melissa and I love one another in grace. This is not to say to that there should be a law to get married. That would be bad. Become a server if you want to see how selfish you are, be warned that when you become married you won't have a choice but to see how selfish you are.
3) Have children.
This one I have less experience in. By less I mean I have spent time with my two year old nephew. By time I mean we have had him come over for a couple hours once and then we see him with his parents. So let me be frank, I am speaking from no experience. That being said, I am anticipating a time when we no longer can focus on our own wants and needs, and try to "get things out of one another" because we will have something that is completely reliant on us. We will get a joy that passes all things and be shown more of the personality of God, however, when I want to go to bed, or eat or go out and play, ect. won't matter anymore. I will follow in line with the schedule of our little Hoffman no questions asked. I can't tell a newborn baby, "I don't want to change your diaper, change it yourself." Nope my responsibility, just another mirror of how bad of a person I am. So I have been warned about this one. I can deal with my self and be prepared to dispise who I am even more, repent and grow closer to God.
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