Bless Me in the Work I Do

This is a blog I wrote about February 10th or so…

Blessing me in the work I do…
I have had the opportunity this week to really just be still before the Lord and gather myself. This time of "grounding myself" (as I like to say) began on Saturday and continued through these past few days.
Saturday did not start out so well. First, I thought we had to meet for the excursion at ten thirty in the morning. But as I was lying in bed and slowly waking up I decided that it would be better if I checked the schedule again. Sure enough, at 9:15 I has to be at la plaza de la paz (which is like ten or fifteen minutes away by car), and I looked at my phone it was 9:10. I told my senora, in my broken Spanish, that I had to be there in five minutes. She made me grab some food and we rushed out. None the less, I made it in time.
For the excursions on Saturday, we went to a few different places. The first museum was nice… to say the least. It was a museum of mummies! I thought it was a little interesting, but I probably wouldn't go again. However, one thing is I was able to see the worlds smallest mummy!
Then we went to a beautiful church in Valenciana (kind of like a suburb of Guanajuato), which was absolutely beautiful. After, we went to the mine, which was right next to the church. I thought it was cool we were going into a mine, but as soon as I stepped down I realized I really didn't like going into mines. Eek! But overall I enjoyed it! After that we returned to the beautiful church. As I was sitting on some steps, I realized, "I have no idea where my keys to the house were!!" (hint: this was not good, mostly because they were not my keys nor my house) While I was sitting on the steps, I was trying not to be upset. But I was. I don't like losing things! Not only had a woke up late and lost my keys. But I few days before I had been bit by a bug, which made my ankle swell up like a balloon, and I lost my Mexican cell phone. I just felt like I wasn't doing to well, and I just felt scattered and displaced.
After the final excursion, a historical hacienda that was used by the Spanish as a place to torture indigenous people (At least that is what I got from it!), I was finally able to go home and collect myself again! I really need the time to just be, to rest, to organize myself and enjoy just being still. I slept most of the day and night, I watched pride and prejudice and read a lot! IT WAS GREAT!
Sunday, I went to a Christian church with some other girls! This was such a refreshing time, I was able to sing and listen and be in a community! It was so wonderful and such a huge blessing. I hope to return and meet more people!
Now along comes Monday, Oh sweet Monday! I had sometime in the afternoon to just read and prayer. I just felt like it was on my heart to pray that the Lord would bless my work (work=school and opportunity to be apart of a community) here in Mexico. When we do work, we want to do it well and be great at what we do. When we accomplish something worthwhile (making life better for others, our family, or ourselves) well it just gives us satisfaction. But when our works are not blessed by the Lord then we can become frustrated and stressed. God wants us to experience this kind of success in our lives, but it can not happen without prayer! Therefore, I decided to really pray about my time here! Proverbs 27 says that a mans work is in vain if the lord is not apart of it. "Unless the LORD builds the house, its builders labor in vain."

Overall, I realized that my work is never in vain, if I continue to seek the Lord's will and blessing. I realized that I need to continually ask God to show me the work I am supposed to be doing. I understand now that no matter now or in the future, I can always pray that he will give me strength and energy to get my work done well. I can pray for success. I can pray for fullfillment and satisfaction in every aspect of it, even in the most difficult and unpleaseant parts. No matter where or how I may labor, there is always profits of one kind or another( Proverbs 14:23) He has given me the abilities to do this work, and where I am lacking in skill He will help me to grow and improve so that I do my work well. In conclusion, I give him my works… "knowing he will establish it." Provers 16:3

My overall prayer is that… "May it always be that I love the work I do and be able to do the work I love! According to Your Word I pray that I WILL NOT LAG IN DILIGENCE in my work, but REMAIN FERVENT in SPIRIT, SERVING YOU IN EVERYTHING I DO!!! (Romans 12:11) "

Every man should eat and drink and enjoy the good of all his labor; it is the gift of God. (Ecclesiastes 3:13) With that being said about our generous and loving God, why shouldn't I be able to pray such a prayer!