WANTED not Needed!
Good Morning Girls! A couple years ago I was at Chuck E Cheese with my kiddos. I went to the counter to place my order and afterwards I said "thank-you". Rather than saying "you are welcome", the employee responded "my pleasure". Interesting......
A short while later I had to go back to the counter for something else (no doubt more tokens as it really is simply a kids casino). There was a new employee at the counter. Once again I said "Thank you". Once again I heard "My pleasure".
Aahhh.....I see now.....we have a new customer service marketing campaign. Well I for one love it! Though I knew it was a company policy and they were required to say it, I loved hearing it. I thought it was a brilliant campaign. (I am fascinated by marketing and advertising and if I had college to do all over again I would have gone down that road.....and please do not tell me it is never to late)
"My pleasure". Websters defines pleasure as a source of enjoyment or delight. In other words, this employee was saying "I am delighted to serve you and I enjoy doing it" (even if they have to or they will not do well at review time).
Once I realized that they delighted and enjoyed serving me I was not at all hesitant to make my needs and requests known. "The machine ate my sons tokens." "May I have a clean salad plate?" "How fresh is your coffee" (not very). "The machine ran out of tickets and I won the jackpot" (I am crazy awesome at the Shoot the Moon game!) Why would I let a moment that could bring them delight and enjoyment pass them by? That would not be right!!!!
Do you know who is even more delighted to meet our needs? Do you know who finds us a source of great enjoyment? (and may I say I also think entertainment) Do you know who not only finds pleasure in calling us family but also desires greatly to do so? Our heavenly Father!
Thats right! Despite all our shortcomings. Despite the fact that God has more "black sheep" in his family than anyone else, he desires greatly and finds great enjoyment and delight in calling us his own! He knew what he was getting himself into......yet he still WANTED to do it! Praise God!!!
So Girls (and my 2 "Man-Peeps"), don't hesitate in bringing your requests to the Lord. He desires greatly and enjoys and delights in you! He WANTS to be your Daddy. He wants to provide and meet all your needs. Not because he has to, but because HE WANTS TO!!!! Don't deprive him of the opportunity to bless you. By doing so you deprive him of great enjoyment.......
Ephesians 1:5 God decided in advance to adopt us into his own family by bringing us to himself through Jesus Christ. This is what he wanted to do, and it gave him great pleasure!
Love, grace, and a day full of enjoyment and delight to you all-
Jen
A short while later I had to go back to the counter for something else (no doubt more tokens as it really is simply a kids casino). There was a new employee at the counter. Once again I said "Thank you". Once again I heard "My pleasure".
Aahhh.....I see now.....we have a new customer service marketing campaign. Well I for one love it! Though I knew it was a company policy and they were required to say it, I loved hearing it. I thought it was a brilliant campaign. (I am fascinated by marketing and advertising and if I had college to do all over again I would have gone down that road.....and please do not tell me it is never to late)
"My pleasure". Websters defines pleasure as a source of enjoyment or delight. In other words, this employee was saying "I am delighted to serve you and I enjoy doing it" (even if they have to or they will not do well at review time).
Once I realized that they delighted and enjoyed serving me I was not at all hesitant to make my needs and requests known. "The machine ate my sons tokens." "May I have a clean salad plate?" "How fresh is your coffee" (not very). "The machine ran out of tickets and I won the jackpot" (I am crazy awesome at the Shoot the Moon game!) Why would I let a moment that could bring them delight and enjoyment pass them by? That would not be right!!!!
Do you know who is even more delighted to meet our needs? Do you know who finds us a source of great enjoyment? (and may I say I also think entertainment) Do you know who not only finds pleasure in calling us family but also desires greatly to do so? Our heavenly Father!
Thats right! Despite all our shortcomings. Despite the fact that God has more "black sheep" in his family than anyone else, he desires greatly and finds great enjoyment and delight in calling us his own! He knew what he was getting himself into......yet he still WANTED to do it! Praise God!!!
So Girls (and my 2 "Man-Peeps"), don't hesitate in bringing your requests to the Lord. He desires greatly and enjoys and delights in you! He WANTS to be your Daddy. He wants to provide and meet all your needs. Not because he has to, but because HE WANTS TO!!!! Don't deprive him of the opportunity to bless you. By doing so you deprive him of great enjoyment.......
Ephesians 1:5 God decided in advance to adopt us into his own family by bringing us to himself through Jesus Christ. This is what he wanted to do, and it gave him great pleasure!
Love, grace, and a day full of enjoyment and delight to you all-
Jen
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