Urusula,
Thank you for that very insightful scripture. It really applies to my circumstance! It provided important discernment about the situation because it was the flesh in carnal people that was rising up all around me. I stuck my neck out on the chopping block and took the initiative, after much prayer, to interject His Way into the situation and, sure enough, the impossible happened yet again. I called one of my immediate bosses over the weekend to discuss the problems and even he couldn't suggest a solution. But he graciously gave me his support for my proposal, and don't you know it but it resulted in peace flowing throughout the office before noon on Monday. By Tuesday afternoon God provided the solution and all is well again. My boss has been excruciatingly busy and out of the office for most of this week but he happened to come into the office during the exact timeframe the solution was being applied on Tuesday afternoon, and he seemed utterly shocked at how quickly the situation was being resolved. (We haven't had one moment to talk about it.) I believe it's because he doesn't understand that it all belongs to God in the first place. It is sometimes difficult for me to work around people who don't know that. They put so much emphasis on all of their professional accomplishments, without acknowledging God in any of it. Oh, they speak God's name there, but mostly in a way that grieves His Spirit. But it is no different at work than it is in the rest of this world we all live in, and I am learning to accept all of my circumstances as God's training ground.
Thank you again, Ursula (I LOVE your name!), for sending His Word and His Truth to me. Your counsel was very helpful!
In His Service,
Cathy