I work at Taco Bell which isn't my favorite place.... I have been discouraged lately about the job and just waiting to get fired or quit, well that hasn't been the case...
I got called by work yesterday and I missed the call, but I saw they had left a message, I thought to myself what could it be, I'm not supposed to be into work until 4, and they had called around 2-ish... I was thinking to myself, is this it, are they finally coming to the end.... are they going to fire me....
.... Nope they had called because they wanted me to go into work early, reluctantly I got on my work clothes and went in at 2:30. I sat in the car thinking, great *sarcasm* another 6 hour day at work.... I almost had wished it would have been them calling to fire me....
I went into work and immediately go t started working, they put me in the the front (walk up) I wasn't super excited about this, but I did my job anyway. Next they decided to make me do drive thru (training), making and cutting pizza's and going and getting whatever else they needed at the moment... my head was spinning, but i tried to keep up with the demand... I was tired and had a mild headache when I went to work, but it got worse as the day went on...
I was coming to the end of my rope and this wasn't helping at all, my boss was also upset that I took Halloween night off, but he gave it to me anyway...
Then something good came out of working front....
I met a little girl, I think she was 10 or 11 and she had come in with her family....
"Go ahead, tell her." whispered her little brother.
I kinda blew off that comment because they were toward the end of giving me their order. Then when her dad went to pay he said, "my daughter has the same name as you! You even spell it the same."
I asked, "How do you pronounce your name?" I asked this because I know of people that have the same name as me, but they pronounce it with an "e" instead of an "i".
She replied, with a smile on her face, "Anissa (with an "i")".
I was smiling at this point, "Me 2!"
She said, "I have never met anyone with my name before!"
"It's an awesome name" I replied.
She quickly interjected, "yes! it is!" and walked away with a smile on her face. :)
Later on that day while I was cleaning tables in the front, I got to witness something extrodinary....
A man came in and ordered his lunch and sat down to eat....
Later another man came in and bought his lunch and sat down to eat at a different table....
The first man that came in went over and sat down with the second man that came in and began a relationship and started witnessing to him! :) He decided to take the time to walk across the room and share his faith! Toward the end of their conversation the other man gave his life to christ!!!!! :D It was so uplifting! He invited the man to go to his church and wrote down all his contact information. The man who shared his faith also helped as a pastor to a youth group and so the other man's kids could have a place to go as well! :) It was truly an act of God and it was encouraging!!!! :)
Later on in the day my coworkers, who haven't been very pleasant, we telling me that I was a fast learner, a great worker, and good at my job! I got compliments from customers, and was uplifted further! Even though my legs were sore, my head hurt, I was tired, I was hungry, GOd showed me a light in the darkness!
I think these events were a way of God telling me not to be discouraged, he's not done with me yet! I think he is going to use me in a big way there and I just need to focus more on Him and be more positive about things, I shouldn't just give up because I am discouraged. I may have one plan, but He has another! I am anxious and excited to see how He is going to use me to further his kingdom!!!! I thank Him for all my blessings and those to come!!!!! :) He is awesome!!!!! A couple of verses that i am reminded of to help me through my discouragement are.....
"Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up." Galatians 6:9
"Why are you downcast, O my soul? Why so disturbed within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise him, my Savior and my God." Psalm 42:5-6
"For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." Jeremiah 29:11
~anissa <3
I got called by work yesterday and I missed the call, but I saw they had left a message, I thought to myself what could it be, I'm not supposed to be into work until 4, and they had called around 2-ish... I was thinking to myself, is this it, are they finally coming to the end.... are they going to fire me....
.... Nope they had called because they wanted me to go into work early, reluctantly I got on my work clothes and went in at 2:30. I sat in the car thinking, great *sarcasm* another 6 hour day at work.... I almost had wished it would have been them calling to fire me....
I went into work and immediately go t started working, they put me in the the front (walk up) I wasn't super excited about this, but I did my job anyway. Next they decided to make me do drive thru (training), making and cutting pizza's and going and getting whatever else they needed at the moment... my head was spinning, but i tried to keep up with the demand... I was tired and had a mild headache when I went to work, but it got worse as the day went on...
I was coming to the end of my rope and this wasn't helping at all, my boss was also upset that I took Halloween night off, but he gave it to me anyway...
Then something good came out of working front....
I met a little girl, I think she was 10 or 11 and she had come in with her family....
"Go ahead, tell her." whispered her little brother.
I kinda blew off that comment because they were toward the end of giving me their order. Then when her dad went to pay he said, "my daughter has the same name as you! You even spell it the same."
I asked, "How do you pronounce your name?" I asked this because I know of people that have the same name as me, but they pronounce it with an "e" instead of an "i".
She replied, with a smile on her face, "Anissa (with an "i")".
I was smiling at this point, "Me 2!"
She said, "I have never met anyone with my name before!"
"It's an awesome name" I replied.
She quickly interjected, "yes! it is!" and walked away with a smile on her face. :)
Later on that day while I was cleaning tables in the front, I got to witness something extrodinary....
A man came in and ordered his lunch and sat down to eat....
Later another man came in and bought his lunch and sat down to eat at a different table....
The first man that came in went over and sat down with the second man that came in and began a relationship and started witnessing to him! :) He decided to take the time to walk across the room and share his faith! Toward the end of their conversation the other man gave his life to christ!!!!! :D It was so uplifting! He invited the man to go to his church and wrote down all his contact information. The man who shared his faith also helped as a pastor to a youth group and so the other man's kids could have a place to go as well! :) It was truly an act of God and it was encouraging!!!! :)
Later on in the day my coworkers, who haven't been very pleasant, we telling me that I was a fast learner, a great worker, and good at my job! I got compliments from customers, and was uplifted further! Even though my legs were sore, my head hurt, I was tired, I was hungry, GOd showed me a light in the darkness!
I think these events were a way of God telling me not to be discouraged, he's not done with me yet! I think he is going to use me in a big way there and I just need to focus more on Him and be more positive about things, I shouldn't just give up because I am discouraged. I may have one plan, but He has another! I am anxious and excited to see how He is going to use me to further his kingdom!!!! I thank Him for all my blessings and those to come!!!!! :) He is awesome!!!!! A couple of verses that i am reminded of to help me through my discouragement are.....
"Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up." Galatians 6:9
"Why are you downcast, O my soul? Why so disturbed within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise him, my Savior and my God." Psalm 42:5-6
"For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." Jeremiah 29:11
~anissa <3
