I'm taking a break this week from The Beatitudes to talk about "job hunting."
I just can't believe how many people I've talked to in the last month that are searching for a job. Some seem thrilled just to find a job, while others seem frustrated at not being hired for that one job they've worked so hard for.
So that no one will be disappointed, let's take a look at how Kingdom Living can make all the difference in the world when it comes to searching for and accepting that job offer.
Jesus tells us:
"But not so with you. Rather, let the greatest among you become as the youngest, and the leader as one who serves." (Luke 22:26)
In today's economy, everyone wants to start out at the top. People go to college, they excel at their college classes, they become totally aware of their strong points; and then, they enter that world of "seeking a job."
Frustration sets in immediately as they're told again and again:
"You need to start with this job, and after you've proved how grateful you are for that job, we will consider you for the next baby step up the ladder to your success."
Reality is a hard pill to swallow UNLESS we begin to see life and people and circumstances from God's point of view. Then, and only then, can our mundane job (a job we didn't even want because we knew we were qualified for so much more) become one of the greatest adventures we will ever take for God's Kingdom Living.
THE TRUTH IS, God's main goal for us is not to plop us into that job that we're so highly qualified for.
God's main goal for us is to build the character of Christ into our minds and into our hearts.
That character begins with a genuine attitude of gratefulness for the small, seemingly insignificant opportunitues that come our way.
Whatever job we're given, let us take it and "run with it"!!!!!!
Let us work at that job as if "we're serving the Lord, not men."
(Colossians 3:23)
(Ephesians 6:7)
The character God will build in us as we do that (with all of our heart and with all of our energy) will bring rewards for us that we simply cannot fathom!
Isn't it time we rearranged our goal?
For example, is our goal to get the job that we deserve, or is our goal to grow in our knowledge of the Lord Jesus Christ.
(2 Peter 1:8 )
"For if you possess these qualities in increasing measure, they will keep you from being ineffective and unproductive in your knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ."
God's Kingdom always starts at the bottom because that's where we can grow in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Luke 16:10
"Whoever can be trusted with very little can also be trusted with much..."
Let us become consumed with
God's job - - God's Way.
We can find that WAY by learning Matthew 25:14-31 inside and out. While this parable sounds like just a reference to money, it also applies in our search for a job. God rewards those who are faithful with the small things and faithful in that which they have been given.
Gratefulness and the DRIVE to make THE MOST of what we're given can be the greatest ADVENTURE we'll ever take.
We may wish we were in different jobs, want more influence or feel that no one knows or understands us. HOWEVER, we can be assured that God sees our faithful service and that in HIS TIME, He will reward us.
Jesus tells us:
"But not so with you. Rather, let the greatest among you become as the youngest, and the leader as one who serves." (Luke 22:26)
