Taking the workplace.

So over these past couple of weeks I have made a major discovery: There are a surprising amount of Christians in my workplace! At first I was really excited when someone else told me they were a Christian or asked me what church I went to, but that excitement was quickly dowsed by their unwillingness to talk about God at all for fear being fired for openly expressing their beliefs in God. Know, however, that this mentality didn't come without and reason or cause to fear for their jobs, as it also turns out there are a couple of very outspoken atheists who prey on such conversations by demanding that God not be mentioned or by tearing down anyone who even mentions Him. I witnessed this first hand when I was trying to share something that God had shown me last week to one of my coworkers. Immediately as I brought up the topic her eyes brightened and she began talking about her experiences and different ways God had been moving in her life. After a few minutes of this a harsh tone chimes in, "Why are you talking about this?? I don't appreciate that you are bringing your beliefs where I can hear them, take them somewhere else!" Immediately the brightness in my coworker's eyes faded as she simply looked at me and turned around in defeat saying, "We should really stop talking about this, I could get fired if he files a complaint to a manager." I was overcome with a contradicting mixture of anger and frustration mixed with a deep compassion for my coworker and the outspoken atheist who interrupted our conversation. In my mind I was thinking, "But what better way to pickup our cross today? What better reason to get fired then to talk about our Abba and savior too much? What an opportunity to be persecuted for his name!"  So in my persistence I tried to ease her fear and attempted to continue our conversation but to no avail. When I got home that night I prayed over the people at my work place; that they would be filled with His courage and  grace and that His perfect love would drive out all their fears. By the next day at work I could literally feel God's presence in my coworker and even a shift in attitude! So I began to talk with her even more about what we had been talking about the day before, and she was even more excited about talking about these things than she was yesterday! That day our conversation to sharpen each other spiritually went on for the rest of her shift! After praying over her and with her she suddenly wasn't afraid if anyone could hear what we were saying. Our conversation  became so intense that another one of our coworkers (a non believer) quietly walked over and stood quietly as he wanted to listen to us pour life into each other. Bottom line: God answers prayer, and is always good no matter what. Through this experience he has proved that fear has absolutely no power over us and that I can make an impact on the lives of those I work with through Him. And as these Christians in my workplace have confessed at one point or another that they love Him, God showed them that he loves them more by driving out their fears....