My FRiends, today is December 7. For a month and a half we have been working and wondering and praying and planning and searching.
Tomorrow is a critical day, and I ask you to pray for us tomorrow...or tonight....or both.
The Reader’s Digest version of the last few weeks has been this: the boss has become increasingly unreasonable. The situation has removed so much joy from what was once a reasonable job. We have been responsible and trustworthy, and now we are being treated as traitors.
Either way, we are calling for a meeting with the company’s owners. We will be giving our notice, leaving in God’s hands whether they decide to ask us to stay on, seeing that a very worthwhile and caring employee has finally had enough of the abuse. We will be surprised if we are asked to stay.
Our family knows this may mean struggles. We gathered in our living room, held hands, and prayed for the coming storm. We believe He will be with us regardless of the circumstances.
At any rate, please pray. It may be that the boss repents and wants us to stay. Or, this may have been their end game all along—trying to get us to leave so that they can go their own way.
We covet your prayers during this time. We are meeting the boss at 1:00 pm tomorrow afternoon. Will update you.
God bless you, and thank you.
SoFloFreeper
You got ‘em. Praying for y’all.
Thanks for sharing and so sorry that it has come to this. I pray that reason prevails and your employment continues and the situation improves or that you find another job. God’s will be done.
I pray for Freepers everyday, and will add an extra special prayer for you. Good luck and God Bless.
Praying from here.
Praying now.
I will be praying for you and your family as you go through this decision. My prayer is that you will be strengthened, encouraged and peaceful as you place this heavy burden before the Lord and then that you will rest in knowing that He cares for you and you can come boldly unto the throne of grace, obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need. He knows what you need and He will provide - I’ve seen it happen many many times.
I will also be praying for the hearts and minds of your boss and business owners to be softened towards you and, if it is God’s will that you remain with them, that they change their actions and attitudes and recognize the value you are to them and how foolish they would be to lose you. For whatever your boss is going through, I will also pray that he realizes his unreasonableness and the damage he causes to the business and his own self worth and reputation and the Lord convicts him of it.
Finally, as I have experienced many times, when the Lord closes one door He opens another and if it is His will that you do leave, He will have something much better for you. It’s awful going to work and being abused and it stealing your joy. You will know what the right choice is tomorrow. Do not be discouraged, do not be dismayed, for the Lord your God is WITH you wherever you go.
prayers up.
Sending prayers your way
prayer for your safe guidance and shelter through the storm in Him tomorrow. In Jesus Name.
Prayers that all goes well for you.
Prayers up for discernment and wisdom for all parties - pray that you and your family become even closer if/as any transition occurs. He has a way of opening hangar doors as pantry doors slam shut....
Prayers for His grace and outcome today and for peace for you and your family. God bless you.
Please know that if the answer is “go” that it is God’s will and that there is a much better place for you and God has been preparing the way as you seek Him.
In the meantime, I’m praying for the boss, the owners, and I am praying for you and your family. May love and forgiveness rule the situation. My pastor once said something to the effect that, “Where there is the most strife, the most love is needed.”
The root of anger and abuse is generally fear. Take that in with you too. What is this person afraid of? What are his problems that he would treat you in this way? Make sure you have forgiven the boss before seeing the owners.
If the answer is stay, then you will also need a path forward in dealing with the boss, so I am praying for that too.
God is with you.
God bless you in your meeting today.
FATHER GOD,
You know the plans you have for SoFloFreeper and the family, plans for good and not for evil to give them a future and a hope. May what Satan intended for evil be turned to good.
In JESUS Name we take authority over and cancel every plan of the enemy to silence the voice of our intercessor and steal their livelihood. No weapon turned against them will succeed. Silence every voice raised up to accuse them. These benefits are enjoyed by the servants of the Lord. Their vindication will come from You.
FATHER GOD, pour out a blessing on SoFloFreeper and the family, so big that they would would stand in awe of You and praise Your Name, and give You the GLORY.
May SoFloFreeper be open to Your leading.
We claim every promise of PSALM 91 on this faithful family.
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=psalm+91&version=NLT
In JESUS’ Name we pray. Amen
You have my prayers. No matter what happens, Jesus is with you.
Dear FRiend,
I have been through that very thing so many times!
Praying that God’s Will will bring you and your family to a new beginning of peace, prosperity, and contentment in your work.
Just last night, something happened in my own family that I would like to share with you. My nephew, an incredible guitarist, worked his way up in a prominent chain restaurant from bus boy, to waiter, to line cook, and was promoted and trained to be the sous chef several months ago. From the moment he was “promoted”, he had ALL the work and responsibilities of the sous chef(supervising all the cooks, ordering food, managing the kitchen, developing menus, etc, WITHOUT the corresponding title or increase in salary. He kept asking his stupid boss when this was going to take place and was put off. In the meantime anything that went wrong was blamed entirely on him, so he had all the stress and none of the benefits. I have been praying for him.
Here’s the punch line:
Last night, my nephew announced that he has been offered the position of sous chef at our city’s largest and most famous Rock Venue, with benefits, a $15,000 increase in salary, free tickets to all the awesome concerts and a chance to perhaps become a rock star himself.
So, I WILL pray for you!
(((HUGS)))
As with my employment situations over the years, God allows one door to close only to open a better one. . .and often not immediately. Will be praying for your situation, may God be glorified. . .He has your back and is already in all of your tomorrows.
Father God,
Be with this family as they step out in faith.
Supply their every need, including courage, persistence and unwavering resolve.
Be a lamp unto their feet until the next chapter in Your plan for them becomes manifest.
In Jesus’ Name,
Amen!