I feel God working in me. Slowly, but surely. And it's a big attitude change---doing things cheerfully for Christ, trying to change my language and trying to deal with my thinking habits.
Usually it doesn't take much to set me off--especially at work. I could go in with a cheerful or an average attitude and then one little thing will change that all night. God's been working with me recently to be and stay cheerful regardless of what happens and to remember that I'm doing everything in and for His name, not for anyone else. It's all for His credit, and glory, not mine. I'm trying to remember that. It's not that I can't be recognized or even recognize how hard I work, but it's not about me--it's about trying to please Him.
I have awful language. I cuss like it's going out of fashion. Sometimes I do it for laughs, other times because I'm mad or feel cool when I do. And though I do believe that a cuss word is just a word, it's the intention of the heart behind that cussing. So my goal has been to try to cut back mega-ly on the cussing. I've been doing okay (tonight I absolutely blew it :/) but I still have a ways to go.
My thinking habits are awful; my mind raves with lust and anger. Mostly anger in which I profusely curse others out constantly in my head ESPECIALLY at work. And since I work about 7 or 8 shifts a week, I'm thinking this awfully every single day. It's not like I never did before hand, but it was never this bad. But within the past week or so, God has reminded me that while a lot of people are rude, a lot have bad days or are in bad situations too. God has been helping me stop mentally cussing people who piss me off in to-go (when they're rude or don't leave a tip). He has been helping me stop being mentally horrible to people.
It's always a cool feeling to know God's working in your life..I'm glad to know I'm growing :)
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