So I have asked Wal-Mart for the Jewish Sabbath off which they have agreed too; but because of Christmas and lack of workers I will have to work this Saturday I feel I have betrayed God because I will work Saturday (I know Jesus is my real Sabbath) but just want to honor God by giving Him this day. Now because of Christmas and my high occurrences I have to work Saturday I hate myself and loathe Wal-mart. Please pray somehow I have a job and don’t have to work this Saturday. Every other year we had Christmas off plus our normal days but this year in a way they took it away from us. Tired of fighting with this company when they said I can have the Jewish Sabbath off but do everything to prevent it.
Sorry to hear of your sadness related to your job and your religious beliefs. It sounds like you value both your job and beliefs very much. Have you seen the movie, "Chariots of Fire?" But, his was a voluntary race. The Lord said we are excused from doing necessary things out of our control on the Sabbath. If you made effort to get Saturday off, your loyalty to your job is higher than the Sabbath,since it would create hardships for others to obey the religious law that Jesus already fulfilled. But, honoring the Sabbath is still important. I admire you for that. it is honorable.
“Yes, I have loved you with an everlasting love; therefore with lovingkindness I have drawn you” (Jeremiah 31:3) And Paul said to take issues from even an abusive master {now known as an employer] he said it is honorable to take even unreasonable discipline patiently since it sets a good Christian example. I used to be the worst complainer about my jobs, and it is a sign of maybe a need to submit more to God's authority which is a higher authority than Walmart, for sure.
And here's some good advice from the book, "Jesus Calling," by Sarah Young-- for December 16th: "I desire to talk with all of My children, but many are too busy to listen. The "work ethic" has them tied up in knots. they submit wholeheartedly to this taskmaster, wondering why they feel so distant from Me. Living close to Me requires making Me your First Love--your highest priority." She also writes a lot about if we give thanks continually through the day, thanking, praising and loving God, we don't have time to get side-tracked by all the rabbit trails in life. I'm not able to do this very well yet, but, it's a matter of relying on the power of God and not our own. Not trying to rescue you here, but I just thought this would help, since it's from the LORD and not just me alone.
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