The Nut Cart

So this week I have the greatest privilege of working all by myself on the nut cart.  The Nut Cart ONLY sales cinnamon glazed almonds, pecans, macadamia nuts, ohh and mixed nuts; point is that the job is not that strenuous.  To make matters even more enjoyable is the fact that this nut cart is broken so I don't even have to make the nuts! So for about six hours I stand by myself with maybe ten customers! (maybe you can sense the sarcasm of how enjoyable this job really is) 

First Day on the Cart:

Going into work knowing that I was going be on the Nut Cart I had the best attitude, thinking "oh this won't be bad I will just be able to enjoy having solitude with God!" Well I found out that I didn't really know how to open the nut cart so some of the production workers came and helped me, the only thing is that they can't really speak english and I can't really speak spanish..you can guess how that went.  We each had to make two trips back to the main Marini's store! I thought to myself "rough start but its okay it will only get better"

Little did I know my day was just going to get worse, I had NO customers so I did NOTHING.  I started people watching and that was fun until the devil got a hold of my thoughts, I began to judge everyone and anyone who walked by.  Comparing myself to them and normally making myself look better then them.  Around 1:00 I was getting really frustrated that I was judging but I couldn't stop and on top of that I still had not had my break.  By this point I thought all shots were broken for having a good day.  

I finally got a break around 2:00 and they said they had forgotten about me, which made me pretty sad.  So I knew this day wasn't going to get better unless my attitude changed, I talked with Tom, who God uses so much in my life to encourage me and help me bring the focus back to Him!  I knew the devil was still going to tempt me to judge, but I talked to my friend Jill about it and she gave me a great idea to memorize a verse so that when I catch myself judging I can refer back to it! After getting some food and going back to work I began to see that I had no reason to complain. I had the most amazing view of the beach right behind me, I had a job in an economy where jobs didn't come by so easy, and the best thing was that God was so evident in my life and that He was/is holding me in His hands!  

"There is only one Lawgiver and Judge, the one who is able to save and destroy. But you-who are you to judge your neighbor?" James 4:12