Immoveable

The majority of my job as a greeter is to stand firm in one place (no matter how sore my feet and legs get), and welcome customers as they enter the store (and give them a blessing as they exit through the doors). I am just beginning to understand the importance of establishing a positive, friendly tone as our guests enter and exit the store.

 Though I have no steadfast statistics on this, I believe many of our customers return on a weekly (sometimes daily) basis for the kind employees there that seem to care first, and then the other products in the store.

In Matthew 7:24-29, the parable of two houses is told by Jesus. One house was built on a foundation of rock. The other dwelling was put together on a base of sand. Soon there was a time when a tornado, rain, and a raging river descended on both houses. The rock house survived well. The sand house collapsed quickly.

Like the above parable, you know exactly which house you want to be. Stand firm in your values and morals. (Let no one tell you differently.) If you are a teenager that is dating let absolutely no one take you “beyond the point of no return.” Remember, there are always lots of people out there that would love to date you.

You are a great grandparent in your nineties, but you always regretted you never got a college degree. There is no time like the present. Maybe everything you’ve been through in your existence could translate into life experience credits at the college (or university) you are attending.

How do you know that you might be a turning point for someone that you meet on this wonderful journey? If you were intelligent enough to get this far, you can figure out all the challenges in standing firm in this choice.

Take it from me; standing firm can be rather painful at times. It is important to one’s sense of rightness. Don’t stray from the correct thing to do no matter how unpopular it makes you. Ultimately whose opinion do you care about the most? Is it God or a human being? (I know you chose the heavenly answer.) So all I really want you to do is stand firm. (In whatever manner that translates for you.)