Sistergirl Devotions

Keeping Jesus in the Mix on the Job

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• Publisher: Revell
• Year: 2010
• eBook ISBN:
  9781441211927
• Edition: 0
• Topic: Theology & Religion

Finally, a book of meditations for African American women that understands the world they live in. Centering on the lessons God teaches us at work, at church, and in our relationships, this book of devotions uses stories and settings that will resonate with women of color--urban life, office culture, and the leading of the Spirit in things large and small. Using Scripture, conventional wisdom, and stories from the African American community, each devotional will show women how their faith can empower them to have success on the job--at whatever workplace they find themselves. With topics such as respect, resourcefulness, image, timeliness, honesty, negativity, and balancing work and home, each devotion ends with a "power move"--practical affirmations that will move readers toward success at work.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Dedication
• Contents
• Acknowledgments
• Introduction
• 1. USE WHAT YOU GOT TO GET WHAT YOU WANT: MAKE THE MOST OF YOUR OPPORTUNITIES AT WORK
• 2. TIMELINESS IS NEXT TO GODLINESS: SHOW UP TO WORK ON TIME EVERY DAY
• 3. WHAT’S IN A NAME?: ESTABLISHING YOUR IDENTITY AT WORK
• 4. SOME PEOPLE ARE NEVER SATISFIED: BEWARE OF THE CHRONIC COMPLAINERS
• 5. WRITE IT DOWN: PUTTING YOUR GOALS ON PAPER IS THE KEY TO ACHIEVING THEM
• 6. THE WAITING GAME: HOW TO CULTIVATE PATIENCE WHILE YOU WAIT ON GOD
• 7. THE SHEEP AND THE GOATS: WHICH ONE ARE YOU?
• 8. COMMIT . . . OR QUIT: STOP BEING MEDIOCRE AND EXCEED YOUR REACH
• 9. COMMUNITY OUTREACH ON THE JOB: YOU ARE JESUS’S HELPING HANDS AT WORK
• 10. A BLESSING IN DISGUISE: HOW TO USE A “BAD BOSS” EXPERIENCE TO YOUR BENEFIT
• 11. JESUS LOVES THE LITTLE CHILDREN . . . BUT NOT AT YOUR DESK!: USE WISDOM IF YOU HAVE TO BRING YOUR KIDS TO WORK
• 12. GET UP, STAND UP: STANDING UP FOR WHAT’S RIGHT
• 13. WHY CAN’T WE BE FRIENDS?: MAKING THE TRANSITION FROM FRIEND TO BOSS
• 14. ON-THE-JOB TRAINING: EXPLORING THE PIT STOPS ALONG THE WAY
• 15. DEVELOP AN ATTITUDE OF GRATITUDE: IN ALL THINGS, GIVE THANKS
• 16. “IT’S NOT MY FAULT”: OWN UP TO YOUR MISTAKES
• 17. SERVICE FIRST: HOW TO SERVE YOUR WAY TO GREATNESS
• 18. FLY WITH THE EAGLES OR CLUCK WITH THE CHICKENS: YOU DECIDE
• 19. TEMPER, TEMPER: WHY YOU MUST KEEP YOUR COOL
• 20. THE NEW YOU: DON’T LET AN OLD LIFESTYLE HOLD YOU HOSTAGE
• 21. “DID YOU ASK?”: BOLDLY MAKE YOUR NEEDS KNOWN
• 22. DON’T TALK ABOUT IT, BE ABOUT IT: LET YOUR ACTIONS SPEAK LOUDER THAN YOUR WORDS
• 23. WE FALL DOWN . . . BUT WE GET UP: HOW TO BOUNCE BACK AFTER A SETBACK
• 24. DRESS TO IMPRESS, NOT DISTRESS: WHAT DO YOUR CLOTHES SAY ABOUT YOU?
• 25. HE’S GOT YOUR BACK: GOD IS IN TOTAL CONTROL, NO MATTER WHAT
• 26. SISTER POWER!: THANK THE LORD FOR GODLY SISTERS
• 27. DAUGHTER, WHERE ART THOU?: GOD NEVER TURNS HIS BACK ON US
• 28. FAMILY FIRST: YOUR #1 MINISTRY
• 29. GOD HAS A PLAN FOR YOUR LIFE: DON’T SECOND-GUESS YOURSELF
• 30. THROUGH THE FIRE: HOW TO COME THROUGH HARDSHIP AS PURE GOLD
• 31. SIGNS AND WONDERS: BELIEVE IN MIRACLES FOR YOURSELF AND YOUR CO-WORKERS
• 32. SLEEP ON IT: DON’T MAKE HASTY DECISIONS WHEN YOU’RE ANGRY
• 33. LORD, WHAT AM I DOING HERE?: YOU’RE EXACTLY WHERE YOU’RE SUPPOSED TO BE
• 34. USE IT OR LOSE IT: WHY YOUR DAILY DEVOTIONS ARE IMPORTANT
• 35. AVON CALLING?: WHEN TO KEEP YOUR OUTSIDE INTERESTS AWAY FROM THE WORKPLACE
• 36. “PUT SOME WEIGHT ON THE BAR”: EXERCISE YOUR FAITH AND STRENGTHEN YOUR SPIRIT
• 37. “DON’T EVEN GO THERE!”: KEEP YOUR MIND FREE FROM NEGATIVITY
• 38. GET OVER IT: LET GO OF PAST MISTAKES AND MISSTEPS
• 39. GOSSIP GIRLS: STAYING AWAY FROM TOXIC CO-WORKERS
• 40. TAKE A LOAD OFF: FIND TIME FOR YOURSELF EVERY DAY
• 41. RETURNING TO WORK: MAKING THE TRANSITION FROM HOME TO OFFICE
• 42. GIRL, WATCH YOUR MOUTH!: POSITIVE CONFESSION EQUALS POSITIVE RESULTS
• 43. LOVE IN THE AFTERNOON: USE DISCRETION WHEN DATING A CO-WORKER
• 44. DREAM ON: MAKE YOUR VISION A REALITY
• 45. GONE FISHIN’: HOW TO REALLY WIN SOULS
• 46. DON’T BE HATIN’: THERE ARE ENOUGH BLESSINGS TO GO AROUND
• 47. THE VALUE OF WORK: GOD WILL SUPPLY ALL YOUR NEEDS
• 48. PRAY WITHOUT CEASING: KEEP YOUR COMMUNICATION LINES OPEN WITH THE LORD
• 49. WHAT IS YOUR VISION?: KNOW WHERE YOU’RE GOING SO YOU’LL KNOW HOW TO GET THERE
• 50. DEVELOP A GIVING SPIRIT: OPENING THE DOOR FOR GREAT BLESSING
• 51. WHEN RACISM REARS ITS UGLY HEAD: CONFRONTING PAINFUL SITUATIONS WITH GRACE
• 52. FATHER KNOWS BEST: WHEN GOD SAYS NO
• 53. A PROPHET WITHOUT HONOR: FAMILY AND FRIENDS MAY DOUBT YOU, BUT GOD NEVER DOES
• 54. EXCEED YOUR REACH: GO THE EXTRA MILE AND EXPERIENCE GREATER BLESSINGS
• 55. ON-THE-JOB MOMS: FOSTERING INDEPENDENCE IN YOUR KIDS
• 56. NEVER REMAIN NEUTRAL: TAKE A STAND AND STICK TO IT
• 57. KEEP IT REAL: SHOWING YOUR VULNERABILITY WILL STRENGTHEN YOUR WITNESS
• 58. JUST DO IT: WAITING AND PROCRASTINATING AREN’T THE SAME THING
• 59. SEXUAL HARASSMENT ON THE JOB: ADOPT A ZERO-TOLERANCE POLICY FOR WORKPLACE ABUSE
• 60. DECIDING TO STAY HOME WITH YOUR KIDS: BANISH THE GUILT AND EMBRACE THE BLESSING
• 61. TURN YOUR BACK ON THE CROWD: FOCUS ON YOUR GOALS AND LEAVE THE NAYSAYERS BEHIND
• 62. GO YE!: DISCIPLESHIP IS KEY ON THE JOB AND OFF
• 63. BUILD BRIDGES, NOT WALLS: FINDING KINDRED SPIRITS
• 64. LET ME UPGRADE YOU!: GOD WANTS TO PROMOTE YOU AND ELEVATE YOU TO NEW HEIGHTS
• 65. LET GO AND LET GOD: DON’T LET UNFORGIVENESS BLOCK YOUR BLESSINGS
• 66. WHEN WORK, CHURCH, AND HOME COLLIDE: HOW TO MANAGE CONFLICTS AND SET PRIORITIES
• 67. KNOW WHEN IT’S TIME TO GO: IF YOU’VE OUTGROWN YOUR POSITION, GOD WILL MOVE YOU ON
• 68. MY SOUL SAYS YES: HOW TO DEVELOP A WILLING SPIRIT
• 69. WISE COUNSEL: WHY MENTORS ARE IMPORTANT AT EVERY LEVEL
• 70. HOW A SHEPHERD LEADS: MANAGING PEOPLE IS NEVER EASY
• 71. READY WHEN YOU ARE!: THE LORD IS READY TO BLESS YOU—ARE YOU READY TO RECEIVE?
• 72. GET IN THE MIX: POLISH YOUR NETWORKING SKILLS
• 73. GET A LIFE: ALL WORK AND NO PLAY WILL MAKE YOU A LONELY GIRL
• 74. STARTING OUT AND STARTING OVER: EMBRACE NEW BEGINNINGS
• 75. “I’M ONLY A __________”: DON’T LET TITLES LIMIT YOU
• 76. FEARFULLY AND WONDERFULLY MADE: CELEBRATE BEING A DAUGHTER OF THE KING
• 77. FRIDAYS AND MONDAYS: DON’T ABUSE SICK DAYS
• 78. ALL CHANGE IS NOT BAD: EMBRACE THE POSITIVES THAT CHANGE BRINGS
• 79. DEVELOP A SPIRIT OF EXCELLENCE: EXPECT THE BEST FROM YOURSELF AND OTHERS
• 80. ALL WORKING MOTHERS ARE MANAGERS: USE YOUR JOB SKILLS TO KEEP THINGS COOL AT HOME
• 81. SAVE FOR A RAINY DAY: GET A SAVINGS PLAN—YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT MAY COME UP
• 82. KEEPING PEACE AT HOME: MAKE TIME FOR YOUR MATE
• 83. AN END MAY BE JUST THE BEGINNING: LAYOFFS AND LETDOWNS CAN BE A HIDDEN BLESSING
• 84. NAME IT, CLAIM IT, DO IT!: PUT ACTION BEHIND YOUR WORDS TO SEE RESULTS
• 85. LORD, I NEED A MIRACLE!: WHEN THINGS LOOK HOPELESS, GOD SHOWS UP AND SHOWS OUT!
• 86. MORE TERRITORY: WATCH GOD MULTIPLY YOUR TALENTS AND GIFTS
• 87. TOUGH DECISIONS: WHAT WOULD JESUS DO?
• 88. PURSUE YOUR PASSION: WORK AT YOUR DREAM WHILE WORKING YOUR NINE TO FIVE
• 89. HOW TO LOVE THE JOB YOU HATE: OTHER THINGS MAY NOT CHANGE, SO YOU HAVE TO
• 90. THE LORD GIVETH AND THE LORD TAKETH AWAY: REMAIN HUMBLE AS YOU ACHIEVE SUCCESS
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