When Faith Shows Up at Work

WEBVTT100:00:00.120 --> 00:00:01.580I don't think that he would be jealous200:00:01.580 --> 00:00:04.180of you, but there was absolutely none of300:00:04.180 --> 00:00:05.700it again I feel like is the favor400:00:05.700 --> 00:00:08.200of God like even though in his eyes500:00:08.200 --> 00:00:09.760right then and there he he didn't want600:00:09.760 --> 00:00:10.640anything to do With Jesus.700:00:10.760 --> 00:00:12.700He told me the Bible's been touched by800:00:12.700 --> 00:00:14.780too many hands Uh, it's it's not something900:00:14.780 --> 00:00:16.360for me and I and I would just1000:00:16.360 --> 00:00:18.580say okay That's that's cool And I really1100:00:18.580 --> 00:00:21.800felt when that transition happened into the to1200:00:21.800 --> 00:00:24.000being a manager that I was just supposed1300:00:24.000 --> 00:00:25.960to show I wasn't supposed to talk.1400:00:26.080 --> 00:00:28.300I was just supposed to show Welcome to1500:00:28.300 --> 00:00:31.580the ignite with Barry Meguiar podcast where Barry's1600:00:31.580 --> 00:00:34.280book and passion for spreading God's love are1700:00:34.280 --> 00:00:37.800Guaranteed to ignite your life now, listen in1800:00:37.800 --> 00:00:43.180and prepare to have your life ignited One1900:00:43.180 --> 00:00:44.820day great to have these few moments with2000:00:44.820 --> 00:00:47.000you I I love your heart for talking2100:00:47.000 --> 00:00:48.420to you before we turn the camera on2200:00:48.420 --> 00:00:50.840Yeah, you have this great story of I2300:00:50.840 --> 00:00:52.220particularly want to have you on to talk2400:00:52.220 --> 00:00:56.400about this story because it's so Explains all2500:00:56.400 --> 00:00:57.740the way through the whole story is such2600:00:57.740 --> 00:00:58.500an amazing story.2700:00:58.580 --> 00:01:00.340So just share that with us Yeah, so2800:01:00.340 --> 00:01:02.640when I turned 18 my dad at the2900:01:02.640 --> 00:01:04.700time Well, my dad had had gotten me3000:01:04.700 --> 00:01:06.960a job at U-Haul and I started3100:01:06.960 --> 00:01:08.740out washing trucks at the bottom of the3200:01:08.740 --> 00:01:08.960barrel.3300:01:09.080 --> 00:01:13.160Okay Didn't didn't really enjoy it but it3400:01:13.160 --> 00:01:15.120paid, you know, what little bills I had3500:01:15.120 --> 00:01:19.260then and so about two years into that3600:01:19.260 --> 00:01:22.260I really made my mind up that I3700:01:22.260 --> 00:01:24.860Really wanted to do my best there I3800:01:24.860 --> 00:01:27.120had already I only worked in detail for3900:01:27.120 --> 00:01:28.840about four weeks and got moved into the4000:01:28.840 --> 00:01:31.960parts department and Through about ten years.4100:01:32.020 --> 00:01:34.300I made my way through the entire shop4200:01:34.300 --> 00:01:37.020became a became a mechanic Wow didn't do4300:01:37.020 --> 00:01:42.620any schooling and our our manager at the4400:01:42.620 --> 00:01:46.440time retired and The foreman that was there4500:01:48.500 --> 00:01:50.560It was funny he almost came like became4600:01:50.560 --> 00:01:52.260like a stepdad to me he was he4700:01:52.260 --> 00:01:55.420was real intuitive and would would just help4800:01:55.420 --> 00:01:56.700me out on a lot of things and4900:01:57.380 --> 00:01:59.220He was next in line to just step5000:01:59.220 --> 00:02:01.880into that position and he actually was interviewed5100:02:01.880 --> 00:02:03.700and told them that he won't they they5200:02:03.700 --> 00:02:06.820should hire me for that position and so5300:02:06.820 --> 00:02:09.580just blown away a kid that came from5400:02:09.580 --> 00:02:11.980no schooling no background in any of this5500:02:11.980 --> 00:02:14.080and Ten years later now.5600:02:14.180 --> 00:02:17.060I'm running two shops favor of God, right?5700:02:17.500 --> 00:02:20.220100% so, you know, I've I talked5800:02:20.220 --> 00:02:21.980to him a lot, you know through through5900:02:21.980 --> 00:02:23.900this, you know I would I would try6000:02:23.900 --> 00:02:26.720to pull stuff out of them and just6100:02:27.740 --> 00:02:29.520Just share the love of Christ one would6200:02:29.520 --> 00:02:31.340think that he would be jealous of you,6300:02:31.340 --> 00:02:32.040right?6400:02:32.300 --> 00:02:34.740Right, but there was absolutely none of it6500:02:34.740 --> 00:02:37.200and which again I feel like is the6600:02:37.200 --> 00:02:39.640favor of God like even though in his6700:02:39.640 --> 00:02:41.300eyes right then and there he he didn't6800:02:41.300 --> 00:02:42.360want anything to do With Jesus.6900:02:42.480 --> 00:02:44.420He told me the Bible's been touched by7000:02:44.420 --> 00:02:45.120too many hands.7100:02:45.200 --> 00:02:47.640Uh, it's it's not something for me And7200:02:47.640 --> 00:02:49.100I and I would just say okay, that's7300:02:49.100 --> 00:02:52.320that's cool And I really felt when that7400:02:52.320 --> 00:02:54.500transition happened into the to being a manager7500:02:54.500 --> 00:02:57.160that I was just supposed to show I7600:02:57.160 --> 00:02:58.020wasn't supposed to talk.7700:02:58.120 --> 00:03:01.400I was just supposed to show and About7800:03:01.400 --> 00:03:03.800three years into being the manager there I7900:03:03.800 --> 00:03:06.020had some stuff happens somebody saying I was8000:03:06.020 --> 00:03:09.140stealing money and some crazy stuff, but I8100:03:09.140 --> 00:03:12.540was wrongfully terminated and In in that I8200:03:12.540 --> 00:03:14.160told I told him that they were you8300:03:14.160 --> 00:03:15.760know, they were they were in the process8400:03:15.760 --> 00:03:17.740of firing me and I started to get8500:03:17.740 --> 00:03:20.280angry and then I just felt like God8600:03:20.280 --> 00:03:21.720kind of pulled me back in the seat8700:03:21.720 --> 00:03:24.500and said I was able To honestly say8800:03:24.500 --> 00:03:26.560with it with a with a heart of8900:03:26.560 --> 00:03:29.260it's okay you know, you guys don't have9000:03:29.260 --> 00:03:30.700the last say in this and this is9100:03:30.700 --> 00:03:34.000happening because God's allowing it and My foreman9200:03:34.000 --> 00:03:36.360actually ended up taking me home to drop9300:03:36.360 --> 00:03:38.300me off and and bring the company truck9400:03:38.300 --> 00:03:41.300back and everything And this man that you're9500:03:41.300 --> 00:03:41.600good.9600:03:41.760 --> 00:03:44.380Yeah, so and and he he was just9700:03:44.380 --> 00:03:45.860telling me like this just isn't right.9800:03:46.060 --> 00:03:48.340This isn't right And I said, it's gonna9900:03:48.340 --> 00:03:50.500be alright, you know, because God's got it10000:03:50.500 --> 00:03:51.060all in control.10100:03:51.140 --> 00:03:54.340So it doesn't matter powerful About six months10200:03:54.340 --> 00:03:56.520later after I got let go my mom10300:03:56.520 --> 00:03:59.900was a receptionist there And she she called10400:03:59.900 --> 00:04:01.340me and said you'll never guess what happened10500:04:01.340 --> 00:04:03.680today And I said what and she told10600:04:03.680 --> 00:04:04.820me that he came in and told her10700:04:04.820 --> 00:04:06.720that he gave his life and heart to10800:04:06.720 --> 00:04:08.800God And it was so cool to be10900:04:08.800 --> 00:04:11.280able to look back and I actually didn't11000:04:11.280 --> 00:04:13.380even get this revelation till about two months11100:04:13.380 --> 00:04:18.000ago that 13 years was for that moment11200:04:18.000 --> 00:04:21.700and and it was just it was it11300:04:21.700 --> 00:04:25.180was really like It was a powerful moment11400:04:25.180 --> 00:04:27.100for me because I was able I was11500:04:27.100 --> 00:04:29.380luckily able to see the end, you know11600:04:29.380 --> 00:04:30.560If my mom wasn't there, I would never11700:04:30.560 --> 00:04:32.720would have found out yeah, exactly and and11800:04:32.720 --> 00:04:34.780actually and it would have been okay though11900:04:34.780 --> 00:04:37.020because if if all if my 13 years12000:04:37.020 --> 00:04:39.460there was to set a seed and And12100:04:39.460 --> 00:04:41.020let God work on it and let God12200:04:41.020 --> 00:04:43.260pull on his heart Which which if I12300:04:43.260 --> 00:04:44.620would have probably tried to force it down12400:04:44.620 --> 00:04:45.600his throat, it wouldn't happen.12500:04:45.780 --> 00:04:47.620That's right You can't force feed Christian.12600:04:47.920 --> 00:04:51.120No, you can't know so I've come to12700:04:51.120 --> 00:04:53.760the realization that my 13 years there was12800:04:53.760 --> 00:04:55.800for that moment and that it's totally good12900:04:55.800 --> 00:04:58.100There's nothing compared to knowing that you hey,13000:04:58.200 --> 00:04:58.820you played a role.13100:04:58.960 --> 00:05:02.580I played a role God used you Get13200:05:02.580 --> 00:05:06.540somebody to spend eternity Yeah, that's it.13300:05:06.600 --> 00:05:07.200Okay great.13400:05:07.320 --> 00:05:07.920Thank you.13500:05:08.000 --> 00:05:08.120Nick.13600:05:08.200 --> 00:05:10.040That's that's a that's a powerful story.13700:05:10.280 --> 00:05:15.160Thank you If you enjoyed today's episode Let13800:05:15.160 --> 00:05:17.920us know and don't forget to subscribe rate13900:05:17.920 --> 00:05:20.400and review to help us reach more listeners14000:05:21.000 --> 00:05:23.880Remember sharing your faith ignites your faith.14100:05:24.000 --> 00:05:26.340See you next time on the ignite with14200:05:26.340 --> 00:05:27.580Barry Meguiar podcast