You know how we as Christians talk about how many times God calls us to do something that we are week in so that His strength shines through, instead of our own? Well, that is VERY true in my life. Because I’ve realized something……I don’t like people. Now, don’t get me wrong, I have best friends, close friends, and good acquaintances, as well as family, and I love (and like) them all very much. But in general, people get on my nerves.
But where has my career taken me? God called me to go to college to be a Social worker. I worked a few years doing community social work, meeting people in their homes and trying to help them with community services and help them talk things out. After that, I took my social work into the nursing homes, where I was surrounded by people for 8+ hours a day! Then God sent me back to school to get my nursing home administrator’s license. And now I work as an administrator, where not only do I have to deal with the residents, but also with ALL my staff, and with family members, other healthcare businesses, etc… But even with my dislike for people, every time I’ve stepped into my building, I have automatically been consumed with love for my clients/ residents/family members. It’s amazing. My life has been so blessed by many of the people I’ve had the pleasure of helping. And it is all God. Same goes for mission trips. God has called me to go on many mission trips, and every time I get off that plane, I am consumed with love for that people group; sometimes to the extent of tears.
But I know it is all God, because I can be walking around my nursing home, loving on people, and then leave for lunch, run up to Wal-Mart, and be ticked off at the ignorance of some people. But as soon as I walk back in the doors of my building, I “love everyone”. It’s really amazing how God calls us to things we are the weakest in. It always reminds me of Moses, who had a stutter, and was called to be the spokesman of God’s people.
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