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    Three Nails and a Tree: The Invisible Behind the Visible in the Workplace
    Three Nails and a Tree: The Invisible Behind the Visible in the Workplace
    Three Nails and a Tree: The Invisible Behind the Visible in the Workplace
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    Three Nails and a Tree: The Invisible Behind the Visible in the Workplace

    By Roxie Hairston

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    Why am I going through so much hell on the job?

    A victory was secured for you over two thousand years ago with three nails and a tree. When you trust the Lord to navigate your career, you will triumph over every weapon wielded against you in the workplace.

    For believers, acquiring a job is more than merely a means to meet financial obligations, fulfi l career aspirations, or display ones talent. For it also provides an avenue for the Holy Spirit to refine our spiritual weapons and perfect the fruit of the Spirit in our lives.

    Providing biblical guidance, practical wisdom, and hope for managing challenging issues and relationships at work, 3 Nails and a Tree is the answer to the constant cycle of conflict and dissention at work.

    As you read this book, I pray that the Holy Spirit will open the eyes of your heart to recognize Him as The Invisible behind the Visible in the Workplace.


    Biblically sound, practically helpful, wise and encouraging.
    -Marc D. Baldwin, PhD, Founder & President, Edit911, Inc.


    For those seeking encouragement in the workplace, 3 Nails and a Tree will
    remind you that aft er the storm, there will be a rainbow.
    -Dwan Abrams, Bestselling author, editor, publisher

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisheriUniverse
    Release dateFeb 14, 2014
    ISBN9781491721988
    Three Nails and a Tree: The Invisible Behind the Visible in the Workplace
    Author

    Roxie Hairston

    Roxie Hairston is a gifted Bible teacher, ordained pastor, and international conference speaker. She is also the Founder of “The Next FaZe” in Atlanta, Georgia.

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      Three Nails and a Tree - Roxie Hairston

      Copyright © 2014 Roxie Hairston.

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      Unless otherwise indicated, Scripture quotations used in this book are from the Holy Bible, King James Version.

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      Contents

      Introduction

      PART ONE

      REALITY CHECK

      ONE Just a Prayer Away

      TWO Flow with It

      THREE Shake It Off

      FOUR Slow Your Roll

      FIVE Positioned for Purpose

      SIX Walk It Out

      SEVEN Dare to Imagine

      PART TWO

      KEEP IT REAL

      EIGHT The Dump

      NINE Did You See That?

      TEN The Eyes Have It

      ELEVEN Where Is the Love?

      TWELVE The Devil Thought He Had Me

      THIRTEEN God Did It

      PART THREE

      REBOOT

      FOURTEEN The Power of One Talent

      FIFTEEN No Right Way to Do the Wrong Thing

      SIXTEEN A Do Over

      SEVENTEEN Benchwarmers

      EIGHTEEN Some Eggs Just Can’t Be Cracked

      PART FOUR

      ENDING WISDOM

      NINETEEN Unscripted Praise

      TWENTY Zip It Up

      TWENTY-ONE Nasty Grams

      TWENTY-TWO We Hang Our Own

      TWENTY-THREE Home Alone

      TWENTY-FOUR See You at the Top

      TWENTY-FIVE End of the Rainbow

      To Him who bore the three nails on the tree

      Introduction

      Throughout the hallways every Friday, saints and sinners alike could be heard echoing, TGIF (Thank God it’s Friday).

      While conversations of weekend plans were being discussed at the water cooler, I was eagerly waiting for the short hand to land on 5 and the big hand to land on 12.

      My Friday night ritual was an all—night shut-in with my girlfriends. It was my special time of the week to spend some me time with God and my girlfriends. My girlfriends and I were passionately in love with Christ, and He graciously blessed us with many of the Gifts of the Spirit that operated through each of us.

      At the shut-in, we prayed, we praised, we laughed, we cried, we testified, and we shared our struggles. The Holy Spirit never disappointed; He showed up and showed out every shut-in.

      In sharing our struggles, no one was ashamed or embarrassed to display her scars. Our scars were a testament that we know Christ, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings.

      Before we stretched out on the floor before the Lord to begin intercessory prayer, we had the chance to ask the group to pray for a specific need in our lives. It seemed as if each week, I asked for prayer regarding the problems I was facing at work. On occasion, before I would bring up work, someone would ask how things were going on the job.

      The shut-in provided a safe haven, and I took full advantage of the opportunity to let it all hang out when it came to disclosing the issues I was facing at work.

      One Friday night when I arrived for the shut-in, the work drama had taken its toll. It was visible on my face and in my spirit. As always, my girlfriends had a listening ear. After a while, it was time to forget about work, clear our minds, and began intercessory prayer.

      The night seemed to slip quickly as the burst of daylight through the windows beckoned that morning had arrived and it was time to end the shut-in. Slowly, we rose from the floor with our faces lit with a brilliance that denoted we had been in the presence of the Lord.

      As we were scurrying to tidy up the place, one of my girlfriends said to me, The Lord showed me a vision related to your struggles at work.

      The vision she shared was this: "I was standing in an open field, dressed in office attire. People began to gather around me with shovels and, soon, I was standing in the middle of a large human circle. Everyone began to dig what appeared to be a ditch around me. As they scooped the earth in their shovels, they tossed the dirt on me.

      When the dirt hit me, it fell from me to the ground, and I stepped on top of it and flattened it under my feet. The people digging the ditch were consumed with their task and never took the time to look at me when they threw the dirt.

      At last, the people had thrown so much dirt on me, I was standing high on

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