Moving Up the Ladder

Another day, another dollar.

One of these days, the boss is going to notice I have been the one unlocking the doors, turning on the lights, brewing the first pot of coffee, and checking the answering machine for missed calls.

By the time management gets here, the paper in the copy machine has been filled, the meetings for the day have been confirmed, and I am ready to offer solutions for any obstacles that stand between the company and its success.

And this is what I do every day before it’s time to flip the sign that reads, “Open, please come in.”

I sure hope “one day” is coming soon.  I have been waiting for this moment for a long, long time.  Every time the boss schedules a time to meet with me, I get excited to think today is that day. 

Unfortunately, today looks a lot like yesterday.  And yesterday looks a lot like the last few years.   And every meeting looks the same too.  He always asks for just a little bit more.  The request is always predictable.

“Ya think you could do just one more thing for me?”

Of course I can.  As if there is another acceptable answer to that question.

I am loyal, hardworking, trustworthy, and determined.  What must I do to move forward?  What will take me higher?  Lord, how do I become more?

King David sang the following prayer as recorded in Psalm 61–

“Hear my cry, O God; attend unto my prayer.  From the end of the earth will I cry unto thee, when my heart is overwhelmed: lead me to the rock that is higher than I.  For thou hast been a shelter for me, and a strong tower from the enemy.  I will abide in thy tabernacle for ever: I will trust in the covert of thy wings.  Selah.

For thou, O God, hast heard my vows: thou hast given me the heritage of those that fear thy name.  Thou wilt prolong the king’s life: and his years as many generations.  He shall abide before God for ever: O prepare mercy and truth, which may preserve him.  So will I sing praise unto thy name for ever, that I may daily perform my vows.”