March 1st, 2019 – From Fear to Growth

I did a shift at the facility today. Pretty interesting. I met the General Manager of all of LA. She’s young and very stoic. It seems like everyone at this company is very confident and stoic. They aren’t particularly friendly. I’m curious to know if that’s just the personality that allows you to get ahead. I’m uncomfortable with it. I’m not sure it’s a very loving thing but maybe I’m just naive. I’m struggling to determine how a person that loves and serves the Lord should behave in the work place

I’ve been working from 9am9pm every weekday so I don’t even have much time to think. I did a little better today with work. I’m actively working on not being negative towards myself. It’s so easy to start thinking negatively. I start thinking about how I’m not good enough, smart enough, blah blah blah. It’s frustrating and it needs to die. I need to be comfortable with myself.

After seeing the general manager and looking up her bio, I felt discouraged. I feel like I’m not getting anywhere while everyone else is moving forward in life. It’s discouraging and I feel like I’m behind in life.

I saw this on Facebook and I think it succinctly explains where I’m at. I’ve left my comfort zone and now I’m in the fear zone. I lack self-confidence, find excuses, and I’m affected by other people. I need to move out of the zone and start getting to the growth zone. This was enlightening and encouraging. I know what I’m going through is a normal thing. I can either shrink back from fear and move back towards my comfort zone or I can press through and move towards the learning zone to get to the growth zone.

While driving home and feeling discouraged, I saw this bible verse of the day. It felt like a verse for me. There are societal pulls to be influenced by the world. Do I do as the world does to get ahead or do I continue to seek the Lord and do what I think He would agree with?

I also saw this while on Facebook. It felt like a reminder that I shouldn’t be swayed by the world but continue to seek the Lord and instead influence the world.

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