A CEO of a big clothes retail-company scattered all over the USA goes underground in his own company intending to solve any problems he finds as quickly as possible. It happened he found out that there is this staff of his that despite her challenges she defies all odds to come to work, put up a smile and be of help to others while being a good rep for the company. While doing the undercover, the boss found out that the lady has kids and they have no place they call home (they are squatting). Yet in all, she has enthusiasm, comes on time and does her duties well. She is also patient when teaching new employees. At the end of the show, the man gave her a promotion with a pay raise, gave her a whopping sum of 250 thousand dollars, and a house that has a playground so her children can play outside.

Jesus said, “So if you sinful people know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your heavenly Father give good gifts to those who ask him.” If men and women in this world can give just like the undercover boss, don’t you think that our heavenly Father can give us much more when we represent Him well and please Him as we continue to live in this sinful world? The problem with many is that they give up easily and never allow what they read in the Bible have their way in their lives. As long as you are a child of God, the Bible must your guide here both in speech and action. The moment you accept our Lord Jesus, you’ve drawn a battle line of war. There is no rest till Jesus comes to rapture us. No lowering of our guard because the enemy, the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, looking for someone to devour (1 Peter 5:8). The challenges at the place of work, the ones in the family, and our personal challenges that tug at us daily should never be the reason to lose our focus on where we are going in life or to remove our eyes on Jesus. No matter the situation, our eyes should be set on the Master. If your eyes is always on your challenges, you are bound to drown no matter the smile and effort you make. If your eyes are the place you are going (goals and dream), you may make it but will never have true satisfaction in life because you will end up competing with others and try to fill in the gap where our Lord is supposed to be with other things in life. But if your eyes are on Jesus and your desire is to represent Him and to help others reach their goals by the gifts and talents He has given you, just like the lady in the above story, definitely you are bound to succeed and have true satisfaction and at last be rewarded by our Lord Jesus Himself (Matthew 25: 20 – 23). There is no crown without a cross. It’s a pity that many Christians today want to take this eternal voyage without any storm. Beloved wake! (Isaiah 52:1) The Christian journey is not for the faint-hearted. Don’t expect your pastor or leader to be running after you like a baby that needs to be fed every one hour. If they check on you or not still perform your duties like never before. What guarantee do you have that the next church you are going won’t be the same issue that’s going to happen? Have you ever bothered asking yourself this question…….Is this the discipline of the Holy Spirit in a particular area in my life? Oh Yes! Please don’t be a ticking time bomb (complainant) moving from one job to the other or from church to church, or from one business to another. The Lord is dealing with your negative attitude and until then you may not qualify for that “particular” blessing.