GBYD
Good Morning, Have a nice day, Thanks for shopping
with us, God bless your day.
These are all greetings or farewells that are said
as people leave my place of employment. Can you guess which one corporate
does not want said anymore?
It
seems like the mere mention of the name of God makes some uncomfortable.
I understand that if I were to jump on the register conveyor belt and start
preaching, maybe it would be frowned upon.
But I am not doing that. I could be saying the many
things that run through my head as they yell at & hit their kids or buy
cigarettes and alcohol using an EBT card for their groceries.
I don’t say
anything, though, because everybody has their own reasons for doing the things
they do.
One of my friends asked, “Well, what if someone were
to say Satan damn your day?”
I looked at him and said I would pray for that
person but I really do not think that would be said as a positive sentiment.
But anyway, I would be loving as I can be and perhaps see if he were struggling
with anything that would cause him to wish this on someone.
What
I would actually do, probably, is brush it off with a smile and a laugh, but I
would still pray for them.
I am well aware that there are some that put up with
me, because I do not “shove God down their throat” or go any further than the
salutation I would give by saying “Have a nice day”.
I have had people p’shaw the comment and others that
say that is just what they wanted to hear. Maybe they are even overwhelmed at me. It
rolls off my tongue as I hand them their change.
There are more
people that like it and say it helps them than I ever thought would even
notice. My manager told me he has gotten far more complements than a disgruntled
attitude.
It was suggested to me that I might shorten it to "Blessings on your day" or "Have a blessed day" which I tried, but I cannot and will not purposefully leave the Name of God out of anything. I could say it is a habit, that it just comes out naturally, but I say God because God is what I mean.
Many have told me that it gives the company a good reputation, to which I would like to believe, but there are probably some that say the opposite.
So many people come to my checkout lane purposefully
so that they can hear the blessing. (Although I don’t have a clerical collar.) Some
even try to “beat” me in saying it.
Example
one:
A teller from the bank across the street came over to talk to me. She said
there was a customer of hers that had a huge problem with a large amount of
money. She was distraught and needed to get something to eat, so she came over
to pick up something at the store. When she came back to the bank, she was in
tears, good tears. She told the teller that my comment made her day.
I don’t want to take the credit; it was God speaking
through me. And maybe she was searching for something so she would find it
anywhere. But my feeling is that God brought her to my lane, God gave me the
words, and God gave us the compassion in our eyes and attitude.
Example
two:
A lady came to my lane saying “I need to get my day blessed”
There are many more examples of the way God has used
the comment.
So why are they asking me to stop? Is it because it
could offend someone? Will the lady that wants to hear it be offended when or
if I don’t say it?
Are
you bothered when you hear the name of God proclaimed?
This will be a battle in my mind. We are to obey the
authorities, true. I have read that in
the bible, but I also read that we are to be bold proclaiming the name of God.
So if I don't tell people to repent, as we all should, why can't I wish them a good day, the best way I can?
Please tell me what you think, whichever view you have, and . . .
God Bless Your Day
No comments:
Post a Comment