Child of Owner

Going to the office everyday is very tiring, stressful, and for some, boring.

I've been going to the office almost everyday since I graduated. It's my dad's office. Our family is in the magazine business, so being a graduate of Advertising, I naturally fit in the role of C.O.O. -- Child of Owner.

Everything's going okay. I just make sure the magazines get printed on time. So I ask the graphic artists the same questions everyday: "What have you finished?", "How is the magazine doing?", "How many articles are lacking?"  And sometimes, I even give out orders: "Change this color to that," or "This layout needs rearranging."

And for that, I get paid. (Thanks, Dad)

Anyway, in the office, I realized that the employees see me in one way, and in one way only: I'm the boss's daughter.

Being the boss' daughter, what I say goes. See, I represent the boss. What I do, how I act, what I say, reflect only one thing: my dad.

My dad comes in the office late -- 10AM, the earliest. I do,too. He comes in, sits in front of his laptop, opens Facebook. Yes, I do that as well (though I open my YM first before Facebook). He occasionally asks the marketers to do something. Check! He gives orders. Check! He has an extended lunch break. Check! He sleeps for 15 to 30 minutes two hours after lunch. Check! He writes articles for the magazines. Check! He leaves earlier than usual. Check!!

Almost everything he does that I can do, I do. And the employees are aware of that fact. They don't question what I do, because they know I am the boss's daughter, and my authority comes from the boss himself.

I wondered then, aren't we the sons and daughters of our Heavenly Father?

As Christians, shouldn't we then imitate our God? Aren't we His employees, assigned to do His work here on earth? Aren't we his children, assigned to mirror His glory to others? I realized then that I am the child of another Owner. The One who owns everything, the One who owns me. My Owner.

Being His children, we Christians have roles to fulfill. We are the Lord's employees and children. We are the His C.O.O.'s.

Let's ask ourselves then, Are we doing our job? If we are, are we doing it right?

"And we, who with unveiled faces all reflect the Lord's glory, are being transformed into his likeness with ever-increasing glory, which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit" 2 Cor.3:18