FROM CHAPLAIN BARNES On-the-Job Inspiration, Humor Challenge and Encouragement. You are invited to copy and share these notes with others so long as it is not for profit.
One of the dangers of counseling is that the counselor often becomes a victim. If we try to play God and change the person, we end up on a dead-end street because we cannot save or change anyone, no matter how hard we try. People change when God enters their hearts and then He changes them from the inside out. If we become too sympathetic we are in danger of becoming a whipping post and blaming ourselves for their problem. "If I had done this or that..." Again, we must remember that people do what they choose to do, right or wrong. People are responsible to God and the Law for what they have chosen to do. When you see others fail, pray fervently that God will change them. Do NOT try to do God's work and Do NOT hang the albatross of guilt around your neck. Let them know you love them and care, but don't become a victim to their bad choices. You need to remain strong to encourage them, not fall in the pit with them. That's Biblical. (Suggested reading, Love Must Be Tough by James Dobson and Get Out of That Pit By Beth Moore)
Thought for the week: There's no point in being grown up if you can't be childish sometimes.
-- Doctor Who
Funny for the week: "Resume Cover Letters"
These were taken from real Resumes and Cover Letters, and were printed in "Fortune" Magazine:
1. "I have lurnt Word Perfect 6.0 computor and spreadsheet pogroms."
2. "Am a perfectionist and rarely if if ever forget details."
3. "Received a plague for Salesperson of the Year."
4. "Wholly responsible for two (2) failed financial institutions."
5. "Reason for leaving last job: maturity leave."
6. "Failed bar exam with relatively high grades."
7. "It's best for employers that I not work with people."
8. "Let's meet, so you can 'ooh' and 'aah' over my experience."
9. "I was working for my mom until she decided to move."
10. "Marital status: single. Unmarried. Unengaged. Uninvolved. No commitments."
11. "I have an excellent track record, although I am not a horse."
12. "I am loyal to my employer at all costs... Please feel free to respond to my resume on my office voice mail."
13. "My goal is to be a meteorologist. But since I possess no training in Meteorology, I suppose I should try stock brokerage."
14. "I procrastinate, especially when the task is unpleasant."
15. "Personal interests: donating blood. Fourteen gallons so far."
16. "Instrumental in ruining entire operation for a Midwest chainstore."
17. "Note: Please don't misconstrue my 14 jobs as 'job-hopping'. I have never quit a job."
18. "Marital status: often. Children: various."
19. "The company made me a scapegoat, just like my three previous employers."
20. "Finished eighth in class of ten."
21. "References: none. I've left a path of destruction behind me."
"How embarrassing"………………. Chaplain Barnes
Last week’s answer: What eight-letter word means "a falling away from God’s truth? Apostasy
This week’s question: What kind of wood was Noah’s ark made of?
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