Wake Up Game

I don’t know what category this blog entry will be. It’ll end up being a mixture of rant and biblical thoughts which probably doesn’t create the sweetest blend of mentail stimulation but it certainly provides some sort of mental stimulation.

Checking my cell phone’s instant messenger application every five minutes to see if someone new popped on doesn’t seem to pass the time quick enough and after finishing up all the work I’ve been able to finish up, I wait in my chair browsing various websites that I haven’t visited in ages while my stomach ferociously growls at me. My one hour break could not come any sooner.

At this moment, our tech guy is working on installing my co-workers new computer and after he’s done with that, I will inherit her old one. Don’t feel bad for me, it’s a powerful Mac. I’m just a little curious to see how Final Cut Pro will manage on this computer that doesn’t have the Duo-Core Intel Processor. That’s what my MacBook runs with and it lasted fairly well up until something unknown began to waste my precious laptop away. Photoshop and video editing software is completely different beast. That’s putting it gently.

As I sat here, the Spirit began to prompt me to give some time to Him. No doubt I wanted to since I finished all my other work but I felt sort of wrong for doing so since I am actually using the “company” laptop–no idea what sort of online boundaries that entails. Then I realized, I’m on MotorTrend right now… As logical as I am, sometimes things just don’t register fast enough. I’m going to shift the blame and put it on the relentless hunger. Of course, the first thing I read is when Jesus was in the desert for 40 days and nights and afterward “he was hungry.” Alright. Stop looking at me like that. I have no excuse.

The scripture I want to focus on is in Matthew 5:14-15 which, in a nutshell, talks about being the light of the world. The Spirit has poking me about this. It seems it’s not for the reason that I’m not shining my light but I believe it’s simply a greater understanding, personally, that I am a light. Or at least I am the body that the light shines out of. Even still, Jesus says right there in the beginning, “You are the light of the world.” He did not say He was the light of the world. He said I am. That light won’t shine without Jesus, we know that, but how would people see that great light? It’s got to shine from somewhere. It’s out of me.

Later in verse 15 God says, Let your light shine before men. How? I guess one way would be by doing good deeds since He continues on to say “…that they may see your good deeds…”

After reading that bit of scripture, I looked inwardly and thought to myself I’m a light. I’m sitting in this office right now a light. The question I raise to myself is how bright I am but nevertheless, I am a light.

Ever had that random person come to you and begin talking to you? They saw a light in their spiritual peripheral vision and was gravitated to it. Ever had that homeless person who walks by everyone else only to stop at you and ask for money? They saw a light. Ever had the peer in class ask you to randomly be their study buddy cause you kindly gave them a single sheet of paper? Yeah. It’s that light.

Now as I sit here, I contemplate the ways I can improve my attitude around the workplace despite it being so hard to act with a little more exuberance. Even if it’s looking like I’m being productive (because you won’t believe how much downtime I have because I get things done quicker than they expect) or coming to my boss to make me do something else or whatever, my light must shine.

It will be a lot more obvious that there’s a Christian in the workplace since I’ve gone to biblegateway and it will be even more obvious that it was me because I’ve been using this laptop for the last two and a half hours. That’s fine with me. I’m not supposed to be covered up.