Chapter 4 - Getting Involved

I woke up this morning feeling defeated, and that made me feel guilty. 

I have a lot of good things going on right now.  The biggest one is that I am headed in the direction of my dream career. But, this morning I was mopey. I was thinking about the things I don't have right now instead of being grateful for the many things I do have. 

And, boy, is that an easy thing to do.

I know that I don't have a job right now, and that is stressful on me, but I also know that God has always taken care of us... He's not going to stop now.

A few weeks ago I volunteered to help out in the church office. The lady sent me an email yesterday asking me what times would be good. This afternoon, once I got past Paula's Pity Party, I responded to her email. I am going to the church tomorrow morning to help out in the office. I am very excited about it. I also volunteered to help with photography for the baptism service in a couple of weeks.  And, I still play keyboard weekly with the Friday night worship band.

By taking the focus off myself and volunteering my time to help others, it resets my focus on all the things I have to be thankful for in my life. I have many skills and abilities that I can use even though I am not "employed". 

God did not give me the talents I have to only use if I am getting paid for it.