Take This Job And... Bless It!!

[seoulsearch]

Hey Everyone,

The title of the thread is a play on an old song many of you probably know... The original version says, "Take This Job and Shove It!" As you can imagine, it was a very popular song.

However, in the spirit of our faith and God's view of work, I was wondering what everyone out there does for a living? Do you like what you do, or do you consider it to be a stepping stone to another place you're striving to be? What would your Ultimate Dream Job look like? How does God bless you in your work as you move your way up the ladder, or along the path He has for you?

Many moons ago , my Ultimate Dream Job was to be the Ultimate Criminal Psychologist. I very much wanted to interview people on the Charles Manson, Ted Bundy, Elizabeth Smart/Jaycee Dugard kidnappers-type-scale--the most extreme cases were what attracted me (because I'm interested in what we can do to prevent other people from going down those paths--it happens all the time, as far as I'm concerned... recently in this area a group of teenage boys, ages 15-17, were arrested for producing and selling child pornography with local children as the victims.)

Happily, God knocked me off that trail and looking back, I can clearly see why--I probably would have gone postal and had my own mad spree within the first year!

I now run the scanning system at a humble but tight-knit grocery store, and the best part of my job is that I get to go around the store and talk with many of our other employees. I always appreciate the things they share with me about their own lives.

Lately... I've felt a tug in my heart... I think God wants me to go back to school--I'm just not sure what I should study. My job is certainly not the Career of My Dreams but maybe someday... Oddly enough, I think I might be interested in a career as an Administrative Assistant (aka, glorified secretary, is what I'm told) because one thing God has taught me in my current job is that I am NOT "The Leader"--I work best as the SUPPORT person to someone who IS a leader. So... until that day comes...

I'll keep plugging along... praying that God will take my job--whatever one I may have here and now--and bless it.

How about all of you?

 

[Jullianna]

I reeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeally like what I do Thank you, Lord

 

[grg_straitfan]

Well, I work in a Grocery store. I am a deli Clerk. It's "The Real Canadian Superstore" some Canadians might recognize it as their local shopping center. I have worked there now for 4 1/2 years. I used to really love it! But now lately management has gotten some crazy ideas, now I'm not so sure anymore. I love the people I work with, they have become my best friends. So I don't want to change jobs, and I don't know what I would like to do if I were to look for a new job.


I guess I'll just keep on keepin on. Maybe I can move past this management thing.



...Good topic!

 

[Whyllow]

When I started my dream job, I had 6 students in my martial arts class. The Lord blessed me with 52 students before some really evil people came in and took over the school. (they made me choose between school and teaching... I was 19 at the time...)

I miss it so much. I loved those children like they were my own. I taught 3-6 year old kids. God did bless me when I was there.

Some days, I hate the job I'm in, but that's the problem with retail. I do my best to be the person God wants me to be... but sometimes you can't help but get mad when someone throws rotten food at you because how dare you sell them food that expired! Even though they bought it a month before the expiration date....

I know what God has in store for me, He has better plans. I'm just waiting to see if He has something better or not. For now, I pray.

 

[Rissa77]

My dream is teaching. I love kids. But I'm stuck in an office job at my community college at the moment. No children involved. I'm super tired at the end of the day, I spend way too much on gas to get there and back, and sometimes it's just a big headache. I need more kids in my life. But I know this is what God wants me to do for right now. I am learning a lot from it. I just wish I could learn the same lessons in a different atmosphere. The semester starts in less than a month, though, and I'll be in the office less and in class more so it'll get better. The wait is agonizing though. So yea... God can take my job and bless it. It needs it.

 

[seoulsearch]

My dream is teaching. I love kids. But I'm stuck in an office job at my community college at the moment. No children involved. I'm super tired at the end of the day, I spend way too much on gas to get there and back, and sometimes it's just a big headache. I need more kids in my life. But I know this is what God wants me to do for right now. I am learning a lot from it. I just wish I could learn the same lessons in a different atmosphere. The semester starts in less than a month, though, and I'll be in the office less and in class more so it'll get better. The wait is agonizing though. So yea... God can take my job and bless it. It needs it.

If it counts, Rissa, I am very much a big kid at heart... So if it helps, maybe we can continue being friends and I can unleash my inner kid on you at times... without getting into too much trouble. (I talk back and throw tantrums... believe me, you'll WANT to put me in timeout some days!)

Do you work at the nursery/Sunday School at your church or does your schedule/hectic life/not allow it?

 

[Rissa77]

If it counts, Rissa, I am very much a big kid at heart... So if it helps, maybe we can continue being friends and I can unleash my inner kid on you at times... without getting into too much trouble. (I talk back and throw tantrums... believe me, you'll WANT to put me in timeout some days!)

Do you work at the nursery/Sunday School at your church or does your schedule/hectic life/not allow it?

Haha bring it on!

Unfortunately, right now I don't have a church. My home church is 3.5 hours away. I've went to several ones here, but I don't feel at home (or at some, I don't feel welcome at all). At the one I did feel at home in, the leader and I had a falling out because of her life choices I didn't agree with. So I'm churchless right now

 

[princessbella]

i went back to study, last year after giving up my job a few years ago and doing voluntry work for an organisation that works with street girls with drug and alcohol addictions, like you soulsearch i have a heart to reach those before they go down certain paths cos it breaks my heart to see it .. However i think Gods got alot of stuff to do in me over the next few years as i have alot of my own stuff to deal with... Im hoping to do do a degree what would get me into socialwork, counselling or phsycology, posibly humanities or applied social science, need to think about this over the summer , im hoping this might include a semester or year abroad with the degree , see where the job takes me..My dream job would deffintily have to be forensic phsycology like you or forensic science, but im pretty sure im not cut out for either of those..

 

[Faeriecat]

I've always said folks should work with the gifts they were given. For me, that means FEW people. I fail mightily at sales/retail/social services type work.

I am, howver, a Software Tester. I poke and prod at computer software before it is shipped to our customers. I am going back to school to become a Software Developer so I can write the software that the QA department tests before it is shipped to our customers.

I am comfortable with computers and animals, so peridocially I volunteer to help homeless animals. I also volunteer to fix non profits web pages or news letters code.

I do like what I do. It suits my personality and skills.

Great topic!

 

[kayem77]

I studied marketing for one semester....not sure why, I guess I was confused as always. Now I don't know what to study, it seems I like everything! So I'm still looking for what God is telling me to do with my professional life...although because of some circumstances of my life, that's not very important right now. I believe God works in misterious ways and maybe He is using this situation to point me where to go.

My last jobs were at a shoe store at first and then a clothing store as a sales associate(christianly said...seller) and seller/ part time manager. I discovered that A. I dont like to work with money (I often got stressed making sure everything was okay at the end) and B. I like to talk to people. I made some good friends at the stores,handled with some beautiful good people and some bad/creepy people too. But in general it was fun to deal with diversity, and get to know the frecuent clients, randomly telling me about their lives, sometimes even asking me for advice....hmmm and this leads me to C. I like to listen people's stories.

I feel like God is telling me something through my experiances but I have to let Him finish talking...There's something missing in my puzzle, and I still don't know what to do, or if I should make a move and try to finish it . All I hope is that the career I find can glorify God and in some sense help myself find Him everyday. Or maybe I'm taking my career too seriously? lol now I'm overthinking....I should go. The end.