A Little Encouragement

     My husband read our daily devotional this morning and the article noted how employees listed encouragement and recognition on the top of their list of things they'd like to get from their bosses. It's too bad that a simple "well done" or "thank you" could encourage workers, yet it doesn't happen nearly as often as it should. Bosses get busy, they are human, and begin thinking about their own needs for recognition for all the time they spend at work. Then the cycle of disenchantment starts in the work place.
     Recently, I've been so concerned about my own troubles and discomfort, that I have lost track of my purpose as a servant of Christ. My own sufferings are minuscule compared to the sufferings of Christ, his apostles, even people with whom I attend church. I have let my troubles become my focus and when I'm "self-focused" my level of worry, impatience, and discouragement skyrockets. So before I burn out trying to fuel my own agendas, it's time to get on board with the Lord and let Him forge the direction of my days.

Luke 24:25 He said to them, “How foolish you are, and how slow to believe all that the prophets have spoken! 26 Did not the Messiah have to suffer these things and then enter his glory?”