Passed over for promotion.

[coastie]

hi everyone, I could use some prayers for patience. I have been passed over, yet again, for promotion. A position that I earned over a year ago, but the promotions for my field were put on hold. Now I'm beginning to think that Head Quarters has forgotten that they put my peers and me on the shelf.

So please pray for me to have patience and to wait silently to get to enjoy what I earned over a year ago.

Zach

 

[Kristen]

I will pray for you Coastie. This must be hard for you. It will come. God Bless you Coastie.

 

[AngelAmidala]

I so know how you feel coastie...as the same thing has happened to me. I will keep you in my prayers!

 

[SeRapH&CheRi]

Hey Zach,
I will definitely keep you in my prayers. You might want to read the thread that solo started in the Devotional, Quiet Times, Testimonies and Journal Forum. The thread is called After God's Silence. I honestly couldn't have read it at a more perfect time in my life as I am in the midst of making some important decisions. It was encouraging and really shifted my thinking with regards to God's timing and such. Read it.....I think you will be encouraged as I was.

Blessings to you!
Your bud,
S&C

 

[coastie]

Thanks everyone... it's much appreciated...

S&C

Thanks, I'll check it out.

God Bless,

Zach

 

[amie]

Hi Zach,
I will pray for you my friend. This is indeed frustrating and I wish you only the best in life. I pray for you to be surrounded by peace and love. I pray for you to be given the emotional strength and patience to get through any challenges in your career. You have great spiritual strengths deep within yourself, rely on those my friend and you will be just fine. I love you. I am always here for you. Think of this as a potential for growth, a time spent in deep thought with our Lord...you will move mountains. I am praying both for and with you always...Love and blessings to you...
your friend
Amie

 

[coastie]

Amie,

Thank you. Your heart-felt response does my morale good.

I'm glad you are my sister in Christ.

 

[amie]

Anytime my friend...I am joining you in prayer...
P.S. PM your address again, those FD shirts for you and your wife are just waiting for you...and whoever passed you up for a promotiuon sure DOES NOT get one! (kidding)
Lots of love and prayers are heading up!
Amie

 

[coastie]

Thanks again... Yeah, that whoever that guy is... he isn't getting a Christmas card from my station ever again!

 

[GraftMeIn]

coastie you're in my prayers.
Sometimes when these type of things happen in my life,
I just figure God must have some other plans for me.
or just doesn't think I'm ready for whatever it is just
yet. We just have to trust, that he knows what he's doing.
And thank him for everything we do have.
Sometimes a promotion can bring on added stress in an
already stressfull life.

keeping you in my prayers!

 

[psycmajor]

Coastie

I'm sorry about that, that must be frustrating.

Maybe you could "gently" remind them that they seemed to imply that there may be a promotion a year ago for sometime in the future. You could put together a list of reasons why you and your peers deserve raises. Have you gotten new responsibilities? That would be a good reason.

As always, try to be respectful no matter how much you might want to get really angry. I'm not saying that that will be your response, but it may get tempting. As strange as it may seem, you probably know that God puts the people who are in charge of you where they are (in charge!).

 

[coastie]

graftmein,

Thanks for the words of encouragement.

psychmajor,

Thank you too. The nature of my job is to NEVER ask questions of authority. That's why patience and humility are incredibly important qualities. I appreciate you prayers.

One can never have to much help when it comes to patience, you know?

God Bless

Zach

 

[Martin]

Coastie, trust in the Lord......I'm sure He's got it all worked out for you......

 

[Blynn]

Praying for you coastie!


God bless you
Roberta

 

[psycmajor]

Originally posted by coastie

psychmajor,

Thank you too. The nature of my job is to NEVER ask questions of authority. That's why patience and humility are incredibly important qualities. I appreciate you prayers.

One can never have to much help when it comes to patience, you know?

God Bless

Zach

You're welcome! But I think you need to be respectfully assertive, so that people don't walk all over you. Jesus really stood up to the Pharisees, right? Don't be afraid to question authority, just do it gently.

 

[debs]

Zach, I can only tell you what I have discovered in similar situation you have found yourself in. I have discovered myself that in those times when I have had periods of frustrations at work that my daily focus has turned ever so slowly away from God and things that used to be unnoiticed by me suddenly look like giants.
Paul said "I have learned to be content in ALL situations "
when i become discontent/frustrated (and it still happens but for shorter periods) I have learned to stop struggling and wrestling and wearing myself out. I yeild my life completely to God and peace is restored.
The other trigger for me that I use to gage my walk with the Lord is the use of the word "I". when I become aware that this word is comming into my mind and conversation regularly, I know that "me" (my flesh man) is enlarging its rule and I am moving out of submission to God. anyways, just some thoughts..debs

 

[Gerry]

Hmmmm! What about the old hockey puck in the teeth approach? Maybe a little "high sticking"?

 

[coastie]

psycmajor,

thanks for the advice, but it's hard to understand my circumstances unless you're in the Military. It is a whole nother world. Well, actually, it's similar to Cuba in that it's a Dictatorship, and I'm not really allowed to second guess the big guys in Washington DC. Thank you though... I know your advice was in love.

debs

Thanks sister, I've pondered your post and I see a lot of wisdom there. God Bless you too, sister.

Gerry,

I've considered that approach, but it doesn't work as well as it used to.

I like the cross-check to the shoulder blades approach much better

Zach

 

[coastie]

Martin, and Blynn,

as always, thank you.

 

[SeRapH&CheRi]

zach! know that you are loved! haven't seen you around these parts lately! how are you?
j.