Babysitting

so, I've. been here all night and it's been pretty uneventful. Not at all like I expected. I did get a little sleep. More than I expected which is none :-)

Something that happened last shift

So there I was, just minding my own business, and.........that's how it always starts. We had a "rider" at the fire station last shift. To clarify the riders we get are usually young kids in the explorer program getting to see what it's like first hand to be a firefighter.

He came up to me and said "hey, you're religious aren't you?" Wow! The conversation that ensued was cool and exciting, it was neat to get to share my faith in such a profound way! But that got me to thinking. It takes a lot to get up the nerve to talk to someone about struggles you're having. We didn't get to finish our conversation, but I couldn't help but think. How long had this person been watching me? And, what was it that I did that warranted him coming and talking to me? Is it possible I could have slipped and missed this whole opportunity to share with him by giving in to temptation in the workplace? Only by God's Grace! It gave me a real sense of how much people are watching you. And, how important it is to "keep the Faith" as Paul said. I hope to get to share with this individual again, but most of all, I am grate full to God for teaching me something through this.