Information Related to "Planning Your Career -- Part 1"
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The choices you make now in preparation for your career
will have a dramatic effect on the rest of your life. As such, it's a
great idea to start thinking and planning for your career life right
now.
Your career will determine to a great extent your happiness and sense of
fulfillment in life, the people you interact with on a daily basis, your
standard of living, what you can and cannot afford, how well you will be
able to provide for your family and help others and contribute to the work
of God's Church, where you live and, ultimately, the quality of retirement.
(Yes, you need to start thinking about that too.)
Your career can be defined as the pathway you choose that will determine the types of work you will be doing to make a living. It's in your best interest to give yourself choices and opportunities to optimize your efforts, productivity and enjoyment. Let's talk about how to do that.
First, let's consider what God says about your career. Ecclesiastes 2:24 (New International Version unless otherwise noted) says, "A man can do nothing better than to eat and drink and find satisfaction in his work. This too, I see, is from the hand of God." Realizing that about one third of your adult life will be spent at work, God wants you to have a rewarding experience. To do that requires planning and self-assessment of your gifts, talents and strengths.
Proverbs 24:27 says, "Finish your outdoor work and get your fields ready; after that, build your house." First things, first! God wants you to prepare for your career and then build your family. The problems of getting those two backwards can create heavy burdens and complicate one's life. Here, God is saying, "Get established in your career and then consider starting your family." This will insure that you can provide for your family's needs, pay the bills and have a little left to do the things you enjoy.
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