Surprises

I am two months into my job and there have been quite a few surprises

• I am surprised at how frustrating it is to only work 40 hours a week
• I am surprised at how easy it is to work 80 hours
• I am surprised at how much people at work care about my mental health and make me take a day off
• I am surprised at how easy-going many people are in the office
• I am surprised at how many people come in late because they went surfing or leave early to go golfing
• I am surprised at how much laughter can be in an engagement team working around the clock to meet a deadline

These are more or less lifestyle or perspective surprises. The surprises that have really convicted me are:

• I am surprised at how many people bow their heads before they eat a meal
• I am surprised at how many people talk about God making his will clear through provision and open doors
• I am surprised at how many people talk about church groups and bible studies

It's almost like I was expecting and preparing myself to be a lone ranger Christian at work; that I don't think the body of Christ exists outside of church or Biola. Maybe I was used to the lip-service Christianity of high school or I had heard too many horror stories about the debauchery of the business world. But either way, I have realized that I guess I don't expect much from the body of Christ in terms of support outside a church environment.

But even in this convicting realization of how I view my fellow believers, it is evident that God has answered prayers of making his presence known and providing people at work to encourage me and watch out for me.