“Ahhh…” Day!

“Ahhh”…day is what I called for a day/s at work when you truly have a long day- either in the office or at home (school too). It’s a time for pressure, fatigue, restless nights even insomnia, passed up meals and frantic schedules. It’s truly a day where u can be frenetic. And this is not a good moment for anyone.

What normally happens to me when this day comes, is truly enough for me to be frenzy just to get things done. What’s cool lately is that I realized that I’m not how I used to be anymore. I used to go beyond office hours, neglect family, pushed myself further than its mandated upshot just to excel in the performance. Now? No overtime during week ends, no past 7pm-still-in-the-office habit.

What made me learn my lesson was, one time last year, I went over time right after the worship service. True enough, I was able to pull off the desired outcome. Guess what happened then the following morning, that Monday I have to make a dry run presentation for my boss, so he’ll be prepared on the following day before the board, the computer crashed and I don’t have a back up copy (how obtuse of me not to). So after all the effort and sacrifice to do over time just to have things done ahead of time, as a result, I need to repeat my presentation all over again, from 8 a.m., I finished the whole prep at 4 pm (not bad, I’d been preparing for it in 3 days plus over time).

Whewww! Lessons learned! Truly, when we tend to control things, rely so much of our strength, when we slowly become proud—God pats us in our back to remind us He is there before us who controls things according to His plans for us and for His purpose. Every time I skewed away from His plan and will for me for the day, I can always feel His loving discipline for me. Those are just tender pats in my back reminding me I’m running things my way again, good thing He doesn’t thump me on my face. And I don’t want to wait till He does that. I can only imagine what will happen then.

This is just another “Ahhh” day for me (peak season). Shall I be shaken and jerked by the pressure? “Ahhh” …is all I can say, but I learn to trust God that if He wills it for me to finish my work on time and finish it good in the sight of men, praise God to Him be the glory. Otherwise, just the same I will honor Him for His ways are way far better than mine.

But wait, this doesn’t mean to procrastinate and end up indolent. Of course, I don’t mean that. All the same do your part with clear conscience so by doing we will be able to give a correct estimate of being a Christian. I only mean to have a “God Willing” attitude, to rest our case in God’s hand, meaning, daily offering of our activity to God, asking Him to be with us as we do our responsibility before men and in return to glorify Him alone in the things that we do.

“Ahhh” day is here and it’s just another “Ahhh” day for me. How about you, you got “Ahhh” day too? If you have a problem breaking the habit, why don’t begin in prayer and ask God to help you let go.
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©Maria Lileth C. Abejuela, CCF Mlybly, June 23, 2005