Trying something new...

For the past year, I have updated my Google Talk (IM) with "useless facts" (and pictures) from my daily desk calendar. I received the calendar at my previous company's "holiday" party last year (2008, rather). Previous and current co-workers have told me that they sign in daily to get the fact and learn. On days that I would be out of the office or forget to update it, I'd hear from them! How dare I deny them their useless knowledge!?

Such fun facts included: If you put a raisin in a glass of champagne, it will alternately keep floating to the top and sinking to the bottom.
Picture to accompany the fact:


This year, I didn't buy or receive a daily desk calendar of useless facts. What will they do!?! REVOLT!! Don't worry, I'm still going to update my Google Talk, and we'll see how it goes over... I'll be entering the Daily Verse I get from K-LOVE everyday, and filling their minds not with useless knowledge, but with fruitful knowledge!

Today's verse: Let the wise listen to these proverbs and become even wiser. Let those with understanding receive guidance Proverbs 1:5 NLT

I can only hope they'll hang on this as they all did the facts and humor, but we'll see. Lately I have been feeling the holy spirit call me to be a light to my co-workers and workplace. I have been convicted in my thoughts, actions and words, and feel that I need to spread God's love and be more of an example than a hypocrite. One of my favorite quotes is from DC Talk, "The great single cause of atheism in the world today is Christians who acknowledge Jesus with their lips, then walk out the door and deny Him with their lifestyle. That is what an unbelieving world simply finds unbelieveable." I don't want to live that quote!

This is a challenge and scary thing to tackle at work. I could use prayer for this daily, for the truth to shine in my heart and in my deeds.