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Confessions and need Prayer

Ruba

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I am not exactly sure how to start this post, but I just feel I need to express these confessions. They are not fun to talk about, but I feel if I don't talk about them.. they will just get worst. I want to hold myself accountable and be the better person.

Work recently has been pretty difficult to go to. We lost 5 employees within 3 weeks due to many reasons, and today I almost got fired for lying.

I wonder off from my station a lot to go to the bathroom to look at my phone. I do it to de-stress because my job isn't that easy and I know that is very unfair for others who have to do their end and can't even go to the bathroom without someone to cover them. I just couldn't help myself. I been leaving items dirty and been pricing them way too low. (i am a pricer at a thrift store) My 10 minute breaks become 20 minutes, and that is what got me in trouble today because I lied about it... and that is the first time lying in a long time.

I just feel awful how I am doing this. I know its not right and I never feel good when I fall into these weaknesses. Its pretty obvious I don't like my job, but I do love the people and what the company does to help others in need.. so I gotta pull through until I find something that works for me sometime later. My manager feels I am the sweetest person in the place but maybe the position isn't right for me and therefore she will move me to doing something else. But I still have to hold myself accountable for my actions.

I want to be a better person. I know my manager can't take away my breaks for all the time I wasted, so I will not give myself breaks for a few weeks to discipline myself to not do these things and have a certain time to go to the restroom. But I know I am weak.. I am just so weak it sucks... So please pray for me that I will straighten up. I want to be better than this, and I want to be a good influence on people. This will get me no where good in life if I keep doing this.

Thank you for your prayers. v__v' (This was incredibly tough to even mention)
 

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Well we all have to come clean by admitting our faults. Keep it up. Don't let this be all you come clean to. Soon you'll be confessing with reckless abandon.

Every job is stressful. That's why God punished mankind that everything would be brought forth in pain. We have to show ourselves worthy in the punishment. We need to throw ourselves into the pain because there is a blessing and a reward for our hard work.

Maybe your job is not fulfilling. But most work can be seen as menial and inconsequential. I would renew your perspective about work. I would look at it as a long haul road that we make sure progress in. Everyday is a new day to accomplish the things which God has put in front of you. And through our service we can encourage others and bring them strength.

I wrote a short sermon that relates to some of what I said. If you are interested in reading it then go ahead but all it talks about is doing each day what we are able.

https://www.christianforums.com/blogs/why-do-tomorrow-what-you-can-do-today.59093/
 
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Make The Sign of The Cross reverently and keep Jesus on The Cross wearing Him around your neck for Jesus to manifest in His Cross that should have been ours/mine and never His.

Will pray for you tomorrow in The Most Holy Rosary Ruba

Consecrate your Heart Soul and job and pain to Jesus Sacred Heart daily before arriving at work offering up your pain and sufferings in relation to the job. That way you are asking Jesus for His Mercy to assist you and take over the whole situation daily. In complete trust in Jesus for Him to be right there with you working against the evil one tempting you to do those things.

Pray for your Boss, for your fellow employees for their conversions and salvation for Jesus to work through them too

Read Gods Holy Word for 20 mins daily for Holy Spirit to
 
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Father, I would pray for people to replace their "leaning" on phones to leaning on You and Your memorized Word in these kinds of situations. May they take a quick drink of Your Word and be refreshed. May they learn to walk with You, dressed in Christ (Romans 13:14), wearing Your provided armor (Ephesians 6:10-20), and put You first, instead of phones. To Your glory, for their blessing. Amen.
 
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