Aldi may be a nice place to work.
Today I find myself suddenly burdened for the hearts of teenagers and young adults. I don't know where it came from. I don't know what to do with it, other than the obvious: pray. I am convinced that what teenagers really need are families that love them and show that love to them. Ultimately, teenagers really need God, but many are opposed to that fact, which is understandable. And I am not a parent, nor do I have any experience on the subject (though I do hope that one day I may share the blessings of parenthood). But looking back on my own teenage years, and knowing what I needed, and what I wanted to hear my parents say or see them do might give some insight to the average teenager of today.
If children are raised right from the day they are born, corrected, loved, guided and well-cared-for, then when they get older, healthy doses of independence are good and necessary for their successful growth into adulthood. However, their needs are very much the same. The average parent/teen relationship in America is based on a general society's understanding that once children reach certain ages their parents become their enemies, when in all reality, teenagers should feel that their parents are on their sides. To guide and to help them, to be there for them when they stumble (because God knows they will), and to love them unconditionally through everything.
My question is, how do we get to that place? If a teenager is missing things from their life, that is when they turn to drugs, alcohol, less-than-acceptable friendships, secrecy, etc. My theory is that if a teenager has their needs fulfilled, and they have a loving family, loving parents, and a relationship that is growing and rooted in God, then what would they need with bad relationships, drugs, alcohol, and all the other things teenagers get into? They wouldn't need it at all, and therefore, the chances of them pursuing that are much less.
Fathering on earth should be mirrored to the fathering of God to His children. As a child of God, the one thing I know CONSTANTLY about God is that He loves me unconditionally, no matter what, no matter what I do, say, or think. No matter where I am or where I am going, what I have done in the past, or what I will do in the future. God's correction leaves His children feeling not condemned, but loved, provided for, and that God is on their side to help them face a challenge of doing something a different way. Correction is good, a necessary act of fathering, and should never be overlooked. Correction needs to be done in ways that will not leave children feeling condemned.
Anyway.... on a lighter note....
Aldi is having a hiring day tomorrow. I have decided to go. I am hoping I get a job there. They have openings for both cashiers and shift managers. I would be fine with either one, since the pay is good for both. Cashiers get $11 an hour, and shift managers get $15 an hour, both of which are not salaries to be complained about. For right now, the job is in Elk River, but I am thinking that once I move in with Laura, perhaps they would let me transfer to Coon Rapids, or somewhere closer to Forest Lake. Driving isn't a huge issue with me, but if I am driving an hour to work one way that gets a little excessive. Nevertheless, it's good pay, and much better than what I'd be normally looking at for this type of job, so we'll see. And they say it's for full time, which I definitely need right now. Anyway, I'd be making at least what I made working at Cartridge World, which would be awesome, since I was expecting to take a pay cut at any job I applied for since I got laid off. If I happen to get shift manager, and make $15 an hour, I'd be getting a $4 an hour raise basically, which would be utterly amazing. So, either way, I win. Unless I don't get the job... then I sort of lose.
I don't think I'd mind working at a grocery store.
If children are raised right from the day they are born, corrected, loved, guided and well-cared-for, then when they get older, healthy doses of independence are good and necessary for their successful growth into adulthood. However, their needs are very much the same. The average parent/teen relationship in America is based on a general society's understanding that once children reach certain ages their parents become their enemies, when in all reality, teenagers should feel that their parents are on their sides. To guide and to help them, to be there for them when they stumble (because God knows they will), and to love them unconditionally through everything.
My question is, how do we get to that place? If a teenager is missing things from their life, that is when they turn to drugs, alcohol, less-than-acceptable friendships, secrecy, etc. My theory is that if a teenager has their needs fulfilled, and they have a loving family, loving parents, and a relationship that is growing and rooted in God, then what would they need with bad relationships, drugs, alcohol, and all the other things teenagers get into? They wouldn't need it at all, and therefore, the chances of them pursuing that are much less.
Fathering on earth should be mirrored to the fathering of God to His children. As a child of God, the one thing I know CONSTANTLY about God is that He loves me unconditionally, no matter what, no matter what I do, say, or think. No matter where I am or where I am going, what I have done in the past, or what I will do in the future. God's correction leaves His children feeling not condemned, but loved, provided for, and that God is on their side to help them face a challenge of doing something a different way. Correction is good, a necessary act of fathering, and should never be overlooked. Correction needs to be done in ways that will not leave children feeling condemned.
Anyway.... on a lighter note....
Aldi is having a hiring day tomorrow. I have decided to go. I am hoping I get a job there. They have openings for both cashiers and shift managers. I would be fine with either one, since the pay is good for both. Cashiers get $11 an hour, and shift managers get $15 an hour, both of which are not salaries to be complained about. For right now, the job is in Elk River, but I am thinking that once I move in with Laura, perhaps they would let me transfer to Coon Rapids, or somewhere closer to Forest Lake. Driving isn't a huge issue with me, but if I am driving an hour to work one way that gets a little excessive. Nevertheless, it's good pay, and much better than what I'd be normally looking at for this type of job, so we'll see. And they say it's for full time, which I definitely need right now. Anyway, I'd be making at least what I made working at Cartridge World, which would be awesome, since I was expecting to take a pay cut at any job I applied for since I got laid off. If I happen to get shift manager, and make $15 an hour, I'd be getting a $4 an hour raise basically, which would be utterly amazing. So, either way, I win. Unless I don't get the job... then I sort of lose.
I don't think I'd mind working at a grocery store.