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- C0710: Hey, you finally landed that job you've been praying for. And one month in, you're wondering if you were even the right person for it. Well, my name is Sean, and welcome back to Prayer Before Work. maybe you were out of work for a long time, maybe almost a year before this. The the job honestly saved you financially, and it's your first real management role. the pressure's high, and there was basically no onboarding. And here's your team, here are the systems, figure it out. And the team you inherited is is behind, and it's not really their fault. Nobody ever trained them. So now you're training people, building processes, hitting targets, fixing mistakes, and learning how to be a manager all at the same time. And your bosses push back on almost every idea. You're working all the time, and even when you stop, your mind doesn't. And maybe the hardest part is that you feel completely. Alone in all of this. But there's a verse I want you to hear it this morning. Lamentations chapter three, verses twenty-two and twenty-three. It says, The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases. His mercies never come to an end. They are new every morning. Great is your faithfulness. Now here's what makes that verse hit a little differently. So Lamentations was written after the city of Jerusalem fell. It's one of the darkest books in the entire Bible. And the writer spends a long time describing just how bad things are before he ever gets to these lines. So hope here doesn't mean pretending everything's fine. It means God's help shows up fresh every day. You don't need next month's strength this morning. You need today's. And that's what's on offer here. So let me say a few things plainly. One month in, feeling overwhelmed doesn't prove you're the wrong person. Mostly it proves the job is big and important and the setup was thin. You can't fix everything in your first month. So pick two or three things that matter the most. And then tell your bosses, here's what I'm focused on for the next 30 days. That Can turn constant pushback into agreement. And with your team, you don't have to be perfect. They just need to see that you're there for them and tell them straight up that you know they weren't set up well and you're going to build this with them. And please find someone to talk to, a friend who's managed people, a mentor, a pastor, a counselor. And so a lot of what makes this so heavy is carrying it by yourself. So if the exhaustion is starting to to scare you a bit, take that seriously. you know, talk to a doctor or counselor about it. That's not weakness, that's wisdom. So let's pray. God, we asked you for this job, and now some days it feels like more than we can handle. Remind us that your mercy is new this morning. And that we only need enough strength for today. Give us wisdom to know what to focus on and what can wait. And help us lead our team with patience. And bring people into our lives that we can be honest with. Because when we can't turn our minds off, Lord, give us rest. We lift these prayers to you in Jesus' name. Amen. Now go make today count.