Getting over the Hump at Work

I was meeting with someone who had been recently "demoted" because of duplicate responsibility. He also just celebrated the birth of a son. So on the stress meter he was high. This transferred to depression on the job. He basically quit and stayed. I met with him and told him MY story which I won't go into here, but it was similar. New baby and job LOSS for me. I just related how I felt when

it happened, how the extreme burden of needing to provide weighed on me etc.

 

I then presented to him the idea, that although God cares deeply about what happens to us, and is with us in our suffering...he also really cares about what we do NEXT. Because what we do NEXT affects what happens next. We really do have power. I also talked a bit about how I've learned that every situation in life is an opportunity. And we should seek to take advantage of opportunities. Then we prayed/. The short story is that two days later I got an email with thanks that was full of determination. Somehow my ministry had an effect. I think it was the prayer. :)

Jeff Pelletier
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