I have had bosses that have tried to kill my career, discredit me, undermine me, prevent me from receiving awards, promotions. Assignment after assignment it seemed as though I kept getting the same kind of boss. Then one day, God showed me it was me. I was failing the test of what my heart should look like, and as a result, I kept getting the same test over and over. 1 Timothy 2:1-2 says “I exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men; For kings, and for all that are in authority; that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty.” In Matthew 5:44 Jesus says, “But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you.”
When I began to pray for my bosses, things started turning around. I didn’t let how they were treating me determine whether I would pray for them or not. I prayed for them because God told me to in His Word. I also prayed that I would not let how they were treating me infect my heart. There is no way that I would have been able to pray for them if I allowed what they were doing to be reflected in the condition of my heart. Proverbs 25:21 says “If your enemy is hungry, give him food to eat; if he is thirsty, give him water to drink. In doing this, you will heap burning coals on his head, and the LORD will reward you.” It’s again as if the Lord says keep your heart pure, pray for those who mistreat you and I will take care of them. In 1 Peter 2:23 it says that Jesus “committed himself to him that judgeth righteously.”
While following this model of praying for my boss and letting God handle my boss, I actually saw bad ratings make it into my personnel file. I also witnessed however the power of those ratings get stripped as I got every job that I wanted. I received all the awards I desired to get even though my bosses tried to cancel them. I got jobs on several occasions that my immediate and often higher level bosses directly intervened against. My heart was right before God, and He took care of the rest
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