Ash 25...part 1 of 2...

This will actually be one of two blogs today. I kind of wanted to do a before and after sort of thing. Somtime today I will go and quit my job. Even writing those words bring a little fear to my flesh. I am giving 5 weeks notice, which, yes, I am aware is not the norm. Give such a long notice can bring alot of hard days in the next 5 weeks. I don't know how this will affect my relationship with my coworkers or with my boss. I'm not even sure how this will affect my day to day attitude towards work. This decision has a possibility of having some negetive reactions. But, HELLO, welcome to life. I'm giving such early notice for a couple of reasons: I would be receiving a promotion tomorrow. I've seen how long it takes to get things done around here and if I take this promotion and then quit 3 weeks from now I will have only suceeded in making more work for someone to switch my salary over and then back, I will have possibly made one of my co-works to miss out from a promotion. Also, I have known about leaving for quite some time now, and I don't want to lie or deceive my coworkers, my friends, anymore. I want to leave my job honorably. In reviewing all the logical reasons for not giving this much notice and all the illogical reasons for giving this much notice, I have realized something very important. All the logical reasons just protect my flesh. All the illogical reasons do not look out for self. That really is foreign in this world. And my flesh is fighting with me today. But I choose to live my life as a servant, not for myself, but so that in whatever I do, Jesus would be honored and that the things of eternal life would be affected positively through my obedience. Obedience is a tricky thing. But my prayer is that we would all be obedient today in whatever He calls us to. Gulp.