Job & Careers

23rd May 2013 - a Thursday, me thinks: this fast, I am not really feeling it, but then it has a sobering effect on me in more than one ways. 

Villa took it up, and decided on it on Sunday about Monday, were in dilemma, say yes to it - then I do not feel like, say no - I'd have that guilt consciousness through out. God really works in mysterious ways. At about 0645hrs, she asks: "Cla - what are we praying about today?". This is quite a hard question, me thinks, heck - anything aside from family & us, then a gentle whisper "Career"

I have actually been a victim of this as well - work hard, get a nice salary... So here I am, just gulped out career, but then there is always an infinite wisdom that comes with days of prayer and fasting. Though you get too many uncomfortable questions to answer in the office "We missed you today, why you not coming to lunch with us?". I am not sure whether "white lies" exist - since I have to get an excuse & not let them know there is a fast going on. 

That was a by-the-way. Where were, we, ah yes career. That word started a very long time ago, actually Saul who later became Paul, made persecution his career with all the smartness he possessed, he did not like anything to do with Christianity. 

"Galatians 1:13

The Message (MSG)

^13-16 I’m sure that you’ve heard the story of my earlier life when I lived in the Jewish way. In those days I went all out in persecuting God’s church. I was systematically destroying it. I was so enthusiastic about the traditions of my ancestors that I advanced head and shoulders above my peers in my career. Even then God had designs on me. Why, when I was still in my mother’s womb he chose and called me out of sheer generosity! Now he has intervened and revealed his Son to me so that I might joyfully tell non-Jews about him." 

"1 Thessalonians 2:14

The Message (MSG)

^14-16 Friends, do you realize that you followed in the exact footsteps of the churches of God in Judea, those who were the first to follow in the footsteps of Jesus Christ? You got the same bad treatment from your countrymen as they did from theirs, the Jews who killed the Master Jesus (to say nothing of the prophets) and followed it up by running us out of town. They make themselves offensive to God and everyone else by trying to keep us from telling people who’ve never heard of our God how to be saved. They’ve made a career of opposing God, and have gotten mighty good at it. But God is fed up, ready to put an end to it." 

Then next I discovered interesting stuff about Job, while at it - it never occurred to me how highly regarded Job is by all 3 religions that matter: yep, 3 - Judaism, Christianity, Islam "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Job_(biblical_figure)" 

Finally, I arrived my destination, which made me know - the reason the fast was declared was that one day - being today, I shall be able to find a very nagging question about Careers & Jobs...

http://www.bridgetothebible.com/What%20does%20Bible%20say/08%20Careers%20and%20employment.htm 

There we go, have a great, wonderful and fulfilling day.