Steal (still) my joy

I've currently been at my job at Verizon Wireless and or a contractor for Verizon for almost 4 1/2 years, it has honestly been the best job I have had to date- great pay, good benefits...but it has taken a toll on me. God gave me the job at Flextronics I know this, it was on time and it kept us from failing financially and helped secure us and our future, but at some point this job became more than just a job it became in the words of one of my co workers "torture". The company kept taking advantage of what we did to keep the store running, the customers weren't buying they were just coming in with the same question and it always started with "my phone..." everyday became a chore...a place where I once enjoyed being, that I fought to help keep open and profitable when they took away management...a place I use to have pride in...and it had become a chore....I had let my job steal my my joy, once that happens there's no way to flourish. Over the last few months I have developed stress headaches, mood swings, and a disgust for technology, when you work around it every day that's not good!!! But I still silently suffered...until god gave me an answer.

     Me and my wife were working towards her being a stay at home mother...but god turned that around, I am now a stay at home father. Leaving my job was hard, I have spent more time with my co workers than I have my own family, but once I put my notice in I felt a relief a peace came over me and that was all I had strived for. I made the decision to focus on Me, My family, and my Ministry. Now making that decision is never easy and honestly it hard, but if you follow God, have a little patience (which working with middle school has helped me develop) and listen, because listening is sometimes the hardest thing to do and I know if it weren't for the leaders,friends, and family that god surrounded and blessed my life with I wouldn't have been able to make it...to all of you I say Thank You! Since leaving VZW me and my son are closer, I'm ahead in my ministry studies, I'm able to focus on my lessons/sermons more and do some of the devotions I have tried to do in the past but never finished! God is good! His favor is abundant! And his blessings are faithful and true!!