The New Guy
About the time my Parkinson's
disease was making my job at the auto parts store miserable, the owner hired
his son to work in the receiving department with me. I knew that I was
unofficially training my replacement. He
proved to be a good worker and pleasant person to work with, so that helped.
I understood that my job was to
teach him my job, so he could do my job someday. As time went on I had to let the new guy do
more and more and I had to step back and let him do it on his own. Eventually, I became more of an advisor. Then
one day, I hurt my back. Between the injury and the Parkinson's, I ended up
unable to return to my job. The point is that he had to increase and I had to
decrease in preparation for this day.
I had expected that day to occur
differently. It was a tough time, but God is in charge. He knew the future. Fighting
this development in my life was God's will, and therefore, wrong. I simply needed to trust in Him.
Many times, I have had to put my
ideas, schemes, plans, and schedule aside and let God have His way. I never
planned on Parkinson's, but God is using it. Life goes much better if I
decrease so Jesus can increase.
Even though John did not have to
train his replacement, he had to allow Jesus to gain in popularity while his
would wane. He had done his job
preparing the way for Jesus. Now it was
time for Jesus.
"He must increase, but I must
decrease.” John 3:30
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