I am a worm
My friends,
Perhaps you have noticed that I updated the title for my position at my fledgling company UNIT Materials. Those of you that have worked with me in years past, may have seen this Del Taco employee of the Month certificate hanging on my cube wall next to my other certificates. Obviously, it was gesture of humor, but not without a more sober connotation. One might think that I was poking fun at my Del Taco achievement. If this is how you interpreted this gesture, then you were not understanding me. The Del Taco certificate was placed next to my other certificates as to put all my achievements into proper light.
It is a good thing to strive for achievements, but it is never a good thing to glory in them. When I was a very young man, I worked hard at Del Taco, and I legitimately earned recognition for it. Does my Del Taco certificate stack up to any of my other certificates?
Does that really matter? No, it does not matter!
A certificate is nothing more than proof that we passed a test of some kind in our time here on Earth. That is all that it means.
We all face challenges in life. When we overcome a challenge, we are sometimes recognized by others for that achievement. Yet, we can never take full credit for that achievement. There is always someone to thank for our achievements. Most of all, we could have never achieved anything unless God had created us in the first place. He gives us air to breath, water to drink, food to eat, and He blesses us with everything that we need to overcome the challenges that we receive recognition for.
When we glorify ourselves for our achievement, we rob God. When we let God glorify us for our achievement, then we glorify Him.
As it is said, Satan is the prince of pride. Therefore, this is the reason why I hung up my Del Taco certificate, and it is why I changed my title.
