God's Vision for Your Work Life (Part 2 of 2)

The next step in discovering God's vision for your work life is taking a good hard look at the following 3 things...

1) Your Values
What are the things that you stand for? What are the passions that burn inside of you? Click here to read an earlier post about determining your values.

2) Your Gifts

How has God uniquely gifted you? Read 1 Corinthians 12 to see what God's word says about spiritual gifts. Click here to take a free online assessment that will help you discover the spiritual gifts that God has given you.

3) Your Experiences

God never wastes a hurt. Maybe you've been through some pretty hurtful things in your life. Maybe you've been through some incredible experiences that you wouldn't change for the world. The scripture is full of examples of how God led people through experiences for a reason. I was reading this week about the life of Joseph. He was betrayed by his brothers and sold into slavery. He was as good as dead in the minds of his brothers. Through an incredible series of events over a period of several years, God used Joseph in ways that he never dreamed of. He saved thousands of lives through the gifting and experiences that God gave him. It appeared as though he was dealt a crappy deck. Nobody would've blamed him for being bitter about life, but he recognized God's plan through it all when he said to his brothers..."do not be distressed and do not be angry with yourselves for selling me here, because it was to save lives that God sent me ahead of you!" (Gen. 45:5) 

When we merge our values, our gifts, and our experiences together that becomes our vision. Discover that sweet spot. Seek the heart of God for that...it's priceless...it's why you are here!