*Picture provided by my husband Scott Blackwell
So I am finally back on with Five Minute Friday. It has been a long time. And of course, part of me is dying to write on the word Observant which is this week’s prompt but the other side of me is full-on distracted because it has been so long. So let’s just dive on in.
Let’s get the ole timer out and…
GO
One of the things I am supposed to do is be observant. Take the time to notice what is around me. It is good to do as a Christian and it is very important to my job as a DJ. Today I failed miserably. I have been covering another DJ’s shift because he has been out sick and by the end of the week, it has made my brain kind of fried. So fried that in my determination to get the show done I totally missed that there was someone knocking on my studio door. I had my headphones on so the sound was blocked but I saw someone out of the corner of my eye at one point but they were talking with the people on the other side of the door. They weren’t there to just see me but still.
What comes along with missing this person? I feel like an absolute utter jerk. I love to chat with people when they come to the studio and I spend a lot of time coming outside the studio to chat and see how they are doing and also how I might pray for them but today, that wasn’t going to be the case. I instead have missed an opportunity to minister and I dislike that so much. It isn’t that the others in the office weren’t able to, but the person did knock on my door.
What do you do when you miss an opportunity to minister? Me, I sent them a message apologizing and now I will pray that God will bring it in their heart to forgive my missing them. I also pray that I will not be too hard on myself because this is something that will nag at me and when that happens I will lose my joy.
I also asked the people in the office to please just come on into the studio if my light isn’t on. They do it for other people when they visit. It wasn’t their fault, but I just don’t want to miss a thing.
STOP
Continuing for a minute.
It is very hard for us nice girls to let someone else down. Even if maybe you aren’t letting them down, you just don’t know. It is like a little piece of me gets chipped off and it is so hard to put things back together.
I am glad to get my fingers moving. I look forward to next week and hope I don’t sound like a mope.
If you randomly stumbled over here and have not heard of Five Minute Friday, you can join in this week here. It is five minutes of free writing and fellowship too!
Welcome back to FMF! I’m kind of new here, and I’ve enjoyed reading how others interpret each prompt. I love your desire to meet the needs of others. Try not to be so hard on yourself, though. I feel certain whoever was knocking also recognized you were working and didn’t take offense:) Visiting from FMF#43
Trisha thank you. It is funny how our minds just go, isn’t it. Thank you so much for stopping by. Great to meet you neighbor. 🙂 Loved your post by the way. Of course you will see my comment. God bless you and thank you again.
Hi Kelly, welcome back. I am fairly new to five minute Friday and I am enjoying the community. Don’t be too hard on yourself, I know I would have done the same thing, but God doesn’t want us to feel condemned. Perhaps it was someone else’s turn in the office to minister to that person and by you not opening the door it allowed that to happen. Have a great weekend!