What do you want to do with your
life?
Where do you see yourself in five years?Why are you pursuing this particular field?
These are
all questions we are familiar with, if you’re anywhere from eight to 80 years
old. All throughout our life, the focus is on what we are planning on doing,
what career we are planning to follow.
As
Christians, we wonder about God’s will for us quite often. That’s the point
where the questions go from the ones above to this:
What does God have planned for my
life? Is this really the job He wants me to take? Is this the right place to
live or should I move? Where will God have me in five years?
The answer
for what God’s will is for our lives is in 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18:
Rejoice always, pray continually, give thanks in all
circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.
God simply
wants us to rejoice, pray, and give thanks. Everything else flows from these
things. God will work through our rejoicing, prayers, and thankfulness to reach
others.
This means
that whether you are a doctor, waitress, or stay at home mom, God wants you to
rejoice, pray, and give thanks during your day. But what does this look like,
you might ask? Here are some examples from the above mentioned jobs:
Rejoicing
·
A
doctor can rejoice when a patient’s tests come back with good results
·
A
waitress can rejoice when all of the customer’s orders are correct from the
kitchen
·
A
stay at home mom can rejoice when her kids happily help with chores
Praying
·
A
doctor can pray for those families who get bad news, that they will lean into
God and experience healing
·
A
waitress can pray for each family that she serves
·
A
stay at home mom can pray for her children to become world changers
Giving
thanks
·
A
doctor can give thanks when surgeries go well and when patients take on a
healthier way of life
·
A
waitress can give thanks for all of the people she has come into contact with
and for what God did through her in the time that they were in the restaurant
·
A
stay at home mom can give thanks when she senses her children are learning life
lessons, even if they are hard in the moment.
I once heard a pastor say: “A calling has nothing
to do with your occupation and everything to do with your identity.” Since our
calling is about our identity and not only our jobs, our calling is a part of
every area of our lives.
What your job is ultimately does not
matter when it comes to God’s will: what matters is who you are in Christ.
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