Office Supplies and FaithThis page has become a leadership journal of sorts. A record of the faith journey that has taken from the office to the farm. Update 10/06/2009: I'm discovering that faith isn't something mystical that's given to super spiritual people. It's simply believing in something strongly enough to take action. The challenging part is making sure to base my actions on absolute truth and not on my current feelings and observations. I'm confident that the truths can stand up to questioning and will prove reliable enough for confident action on my part. -- Finding Truth and embracing it with action -- it's proving to be the adventure I was hoping for! -- My quest! Update 3/15/2009: This page was created in September 2008. It was about three months before I became unemployed and thus able to fulfill my dream of moving to the country and work full-time from home. It's awesome how God waits for a contented attitude before making new things happen! 09/14/2008: This morning I went to the office and sat down in the cubicle that is my home for 8 hours each day. I have officially become a "Dilbert" In the eyes of management, I exist merely to convince corporate America to "pick me" when they buy paper. Not exactly Indiana Jones territory but it almost pays the bills. As I turned on my computer and began reading my e-mails I was almost overwhelmed with the enormity of all the changes taking place in this part of my world. In the last year there have been three major changes in the way that I'm paid, more than one revision of my job description, and a huge increase in turnover. I've lost more than one good friend as people began leaving for the world outside our particular cubicle farm. There are days when it would be incredibly easy to lose myself in the enormity of all the changes taking place and to begin thinking of selling paper as the main event for me. After all, isn't a man usually defined by the career or job that he's chosen? I've intentionally decided to avoid this definition of success and to believe that my life as a cubicle farmer is merely a small part of my role in the bigger story that God is telling. It was Shakespeare who noted that.. "All the world's a stage, And all the men and women merely players: They have their exits and their entrances; And one man in his time plays many parts," Although I'm not typically known as being a "player" It's comforting to sit in the middle of seeming chaos and realize that for this part of the play......... I'm right where I'm supposed to be. Faith in action! More on Faith and Leadership
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