Losing your job is beyond stressful, it can be frightening and depressing. According to some sources, 7.9 million people have been laid off in this recession. Regardless of how dire economic forecasts may be, God is in control of the affairs of Earth. "Many are the plans of a man's heart but it is the Lord's purpose that prevails." (Prov. 19.21) Your financial future does not depend on the latest employment report.
"Enjoy prosperity while you can, but when hard times strike, realize that both come from God. Remember that nothing is certain in this life." (Ecc. 7.14)
When you've lost your job you must be willing to examine the place of pain. Why were you laid off or fired? Take the losing of favor seriously. What was the reason? Was it incompetence? Were you unwilling to learn new skills? Were you more of a problem than a solution to a problem for your boss? Were you hard to get along with? Or was the Lord moving you into a different place? Be brutally honest with yourself about this.
Next, realize that your new "job" is to find a job. Find a place your difference is needed. Find a problem that you can solve for an employer or by starting your own business. You were created to solve a problem. Discovering what value you bring to the world and the place that you are to practice your craft is your task.
Ask God for direction and help. If you don't ask, you won't receive.
When you find the "place" God sends you, you need to be prepared. God will not "give" you a job. He provides an opportunity but you have to be ready.
When you get an interview, here are four things you need to say to your prospective new employer:
1. You will never have to give me an instruction twice. I have a system I use to make sure I remember what you tell me.
2. I am a completer. I finish what I start.
3. I am agreeable. I am positive and happy person and can get along with anyone in any situation.
4. I am easy to correct. I know you have a certain way of doing things here and I will learn to do them your way.
The Lord Jesus said "Seek first the Kingdom of God and His righteousness and all these things will be added to you." This doesn't mean you need to go feed the poor in Africa or become a pastor. It means you should submit to the government, the laws, the policies, and the principles of God. Jesus is saying He wants you to stop running your life and do things His way. He says "seek" His lordship. When you do this, He'll take care of the rest.
No comments:
Post a Comment