Authority

So things have been changing alot lately with my job at Starbucks. Our beloved boss lady moved to California with her dear husband. Thus, we have been on the hunt for a manager for about 1.5 months. We've all banded together to hold the store together and pull our weight....This week our new manager started...and there have been a bit of issues amongst some of the other staff members...and I'll admit, I have a hard time relinquishing hold of things that I value...on the other hand, its JUST coffee...and its JUST things that we have always done, but its not the law or the rule or the standard, its coffee...You know, the usual middle management issues arise, the manager coming down on us, because her DM is coming down on her...and so on and so forth.

I have had to really think about my thoughts on authority...I really like having a manager...and strange as it may seem...I trust that the Lord knows what he is doing, I explained it to another manager who was asking how it was going this way. I think of it the way I think about the presidency. I may not agree with how he does things, however, IIII am not seeking the presidency, I don't want to be president, I don't want the pain in the ass that it would be to try and run a country and a congress and a house...and by run, I mean combine and cooridinate and compromise with over 100 people who represent over a billion people...In manager terms, I have been talked to about moving up in Starbucks, I have been offered ASM positions, but I decline them, because I don't want the responsibility. Bravo, to those who step up and try to run a coffee shop, a place of joy and comfort and accord...I can't think that no matter what I think of the tangible changes, that the new manager is trying to do anything other than run an efficient and friendly store. In spiritual terms, she is the authority over me. And I can trust that, because God has allowed it. He is offering to me a new person to show Christ to, a new person with whom to try and please if only to glorify my father in heaven...am I flexible, do I see the bigger picture or am I going to focus on the "light and momentary troubles" because lets face it, its a coffee shop. One I love, one that contains co-workers I love and pray for and push for, customers that I am concerned about and want to succeed...but its a coffee shop, change the tangibles, when the authorities above me start telling me that I have to stop loving co-workers, and customers, and praying for success...then maybe I'll start bucking authority. But for now, its a coffee shop, and the tangibles are changing, and can respect the authority that God allows over me.