Trusting God With Your Career: Are You Seeking His Plan or Yours?

Are you pursuing the career God has called you to, or asking Him to approve the career you've already chosen? There's a difference.

James 4:14-16

“How do you know what your life will be like tomorrow? Your life is like the morning fog—it’s here a little while, then it’s gone. What you ought to say is, “If the Lord wants us to, we will live and do this or that.” Otherwise you are boasting about your own pretentious plans, and all such boasting is evil.”

What's your first response when you are faced with a tough career decision?

The number of people who are struggling to find a career or even a job today is something I think needs to be taken seriously. Just in my time on this earth, I've seen a big shift. Everyone looks lost, like nothing is right or they are being led somewhere they don't know how to get to. I can't help but wonder if they started off on the wrong foot.

The Bible does not tell us not to make career plans, but it warns against planning without consulting God. Some may not have known better and made decisions based on pressure from somewhere else. That's understandable.

We need to recognize that our life is a vapor and God holds our days. We need to approach our job hunt with the understanding, "If the Lord wills, we will live and do this or that." Trusting God with your career means understanding that we need to seek Him above all else, and at the right time, He will open the right door. Not the great career door, or just a job-to-get-by door, but the door leading to His plan and calling for our life.

Here is something that really changed my outlook on my career search: Your identity is not tied to your job title.

Another thing that was extremely valuable to me, and something that is overlooked a lot, is receiving counsel. God provided the community you are a part of, and your major life transitions should not be walked through alone. Your friends will help you make sure you aren't chasing a position out of pride, vanity, or love of money, but out of a desire to use your God-given skills to bless others.

If you are unsure of your calling, remember that God calls us to be good stewards of the present. Trusting God with your career doesn't mean sitting around waiting for something to happen. Be diligent, guard your peace, be a good steward of what you've been given, and trust God with your future.

Who did you turn to?

Thank you, Father, for one more day. Amen

Proverbs 16:1-3

“We can make our own plans, but the Lord gives the right answer. People may be pure in their own eyes, but the Lord examines their motives. Commit your actions to the Lord, and your plans will succeed.”

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