The Little Violet { I Made The Choice]

The Little Violet

I'm just a little violet
At the foot of an old oak tree,
So tiny and insignificant
No one seems to notice me.

There must be something more to do
Than blossom everyday.
I see no purpose for my life
Than in the breeze to sway.

Why couldn't I have been a rose
To show someone my love,
Or a giant yellow sunflower
Stretching to the clouds above?

As I ask, God's hand reaches down
And picks me by the stem
Placing me in a golden vase
Sitting right in front of Him.

Suddenly I realize,
As His angels start to sing,
The reason for my life on earth
Is to glorify my King. 

Jan Bagwell

God Bless !

I Made The Choice

"The Choice" produced many responses.

The issue affected readers deeply.

Below is one such response.

This is just a basic response to "The Choice."

Lately, I've been faced with several choices, and I decided that

Your Blog {Jan Bagwell Ministries ] just might have something for me today.

I was married on June 20 to a wonderful man.

We're only 21 years old and our parents were so skeptical about

our feelings for one another that they actually asked if Warren

had gotten me pregnant. (That's why all of my friends got married!)

But, in fact, that is not our case. We fell in love.

I can't think of anything else to say but that.

I love him dearly.

I'm faced with some choices concerning my job.

First, I'm up for a raise and promotion very soon.

(It would solve most of our financial trouble.)

My husband is also up for one. We're both tearing up inside

because if we both decide to take our promotions and more money,

we'd both be working 60-70 hours a week. We want our

marriage to work naturally, but we constantly want to be home

with each other.

Yeah, my days off are his days to work, and his days off are my

days to work. We have no children, so my boss sees no reason why

I would want any time off. His boss sees it the same way as mine.

We're already in such a financial bind that career changes for

either of us are not an option. Since June, we have gone

through three cars (to try to keep our jobs), countless numbers

of money fights, and horrible sleepless nights. My neck has a

slipped disk or something that I can't afford to have fixed.

I'm going through a lot of Tylenol® a day just to try to ease

the pain in my neck and head.

Our marriage is failing and I keep thinking that if we can just

get back on our feet one day and spend that one-day together

that NOTHING else will matter.

My husband is very supportive. I support him also. But, as I

read "The Choice," my boss called me and asked me to work

tonight. I told him I'd call him back. Yeah, I put HIM on hold

for once.

After I finished reading, I called him back and said, "No, I'm

going to spend my evening with my family."  He was dumbfounded.

Completely speechless.

I'd never turned down work. "My family is more important than a

paycheck right now. Do you want to know why?" I asked.

He said "yes."

My reply was simple, "When I get older, I don't want to regret

losing all the time I could have spent with my husband just

because I was greedy. I don't want my marriage to end in

divorce. I want to be close to the one person whom I can

honestly say is my friend. I want to keep the love that my

husband has for me by spending what little time I have with him.

Sorry if I have caused you any inconvenience, but I have to get

ready for an evening at home."

For once, he said, "After I find a server tonight, I think I'll

go home to my wife." And that was the end of our conversation.

Thank you for giving me the strength to turn money down and work

on my family.

 Thank You for permission to share this .

 By  Ann  Grey  , Gainesville, GA~

Jan Bagwell

God Bless !