compatibility = confirmation

This is the first time I'm writing as I experience revelation. Normally I soak up a new thought for a few days. Write about it. Discuss it before offering it up here. Why ? Perhaps an (un)conscious search for confirmation. Is the epiphany compatible with biblical principles & teaching? Today I'm taking a more direct path to sharing. This is a clarity weekend... and I hope to bathe in many more such episodes.

We are all confronted with important decisions in every aspect of life. We're all searching for solid indicators as to which path/ avenue/ option we should choose. We survey our friends. We research the latest findings + stats. We pray. And I believe that God can meet us along on any of those pathways.

In the Tithe + Tell post I wrote about my new job. I listed 6 INDICATORS that the job was a gift to me from God that I should embrace + be committed to it. I've had 3 more indicators surface since.

1. I met my current supervisor on a soccer team 3 years ago. So I was a little surprised to see her walk into the boardrm for my job interview. But I took it as a good sign. I've been working with her for several months now. My appreciation for my supervisor as a person + leader has deepened appreciably. She is a wonderful mother, brilliant multi-tasker, and a whirling dirvish of efficient + accurate productivity. In a a recent email I explained how I live out being LOYAL. I pointed out that it doesn't usually mean speaking up. It may mean laying low, taking on more tasks to protect someone's time, or offering myself up as a scapegoat. The reply I rec'd surprised me. It pointed out signs of HUMILITY in my response to the pangs of LOYALTY. I work hard for my supervisor. I don't want to let her down. I RESPECT her greatly. As a result, less consciously, I work hard for our employer... and Christ.

2. Almost everyone at my office participated in World Cup fever. People wore national soccer jerseys at work. We kept each other updated on scores throughout the day, in meetings, etc. It was cool to be part of that. I, in particular, marveled at it because I am passionate about SPORTS and "the beautiful game" is at the center of that love. Soccer is not a preipheral element of my life. It is part of the core of who I am, how God speaks to me and through me. Soccer is a major artery in my heart. 80% of my office was swept up in following World Cup action. I felt acceptance + camaraderie + valued about a core passion of mine... at the office. A truly rare occurence in my life.

3. My company's executives are trusting me to help our organization advance our use of design + technology as tools to provide our services better. I'm being granted requests for computer equipment to develop a new Best Practice that could increase our edge in our industry.

Plus, not everyone is stoked about how words sit on a page-- the colors and graphics chosen, insertion of corporate messages into a proposal or annual report, etc. Graphic designers love that stuff-- fonts, binding, thickness + gloss of paper. I'm not a graphic designer but I've amassed some knowledge in that area and find it all very fascinating. So to have report writing editing / design duties dropped on my already-full plate at work causes SUPREME JOY + ELATION in my spirit. It makes me wanna holla !!

I was happy about my job back in February. But now I'm starting to sit up and pay attention to the DEPTH + VOLUME of CORE INDICATORS that seem to point to me staying with this employer well beyond the 18 month timeframe I'd origianlly planned. The indications of HIGH COMPATIBILITY suggests SUBSTANSTIAL CONFIRMATION of a direction God would like me to choose. At CORE LEVELS of my existence, this job is highly compatible with me. I see now that this job may be intended to play a bigger role in my personal development than I first perceived.