Comments on: Loving Job=Serving God?

By: tracie hunt

tracie hunt — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 07:54:07 +0000

i realy couldt follow the stories so well but it could have beeen i was just tiered. iam a 45 yrar old friend of christ and i am looking for a job oppertunity , i have taken all the classes but one to become an ordained minister, i have counsled many people on all kinds of issues, i have excepted christ into my heart when i was 15 years old , he is my first love amen.! iam looking for a job oppertunity. THANK YOU MRS.DONALD D.HUNT

By: David

David — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 14:12:15 +0000

Featured a summary of this post at
http://www.redletterbelievers.blogspot.com

I love what you have to say…
Sam, when people go from one bad job to another job to yet another, I have to wonder — “What’s the problem?” The only common denominator is the disgruntled employee who needs a new attitude!

Thanks for the great discussion

By: andre

andre — Sun, 22 Jun 2008 03:43:22 +0000

I almost never plug anything on my own blog but as I read Leon’s comments, I thought he might find two posts on Every Square Inch interesting.

The first is “How a Christian Loses His Job”.
http://everysquareinch.blogspot.com/2008/02/how-christian-loses-his-job.html
The second is “How a Christian Finds a Job”
http://everysquareinch.blogspot.com/2008/02/how-christian-finds-job.html

By: Leon

Leon — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 00:17:30 +0000

This was a good read as I’m searching for my next job opportunity. I especially like the part dealing with the heart. I have to admit I don’t exam my heart enough when looking for work. Through past sermons, I remember my worth comes from Chirst and not the job I have. I thank God for the jobs I have had and even the one that was not so great.
Thanks, Pastor Sam for this post and keep preaching the Gospel!

By: Sam

Sam — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 21:31:53 +0000

Thanks Andre. Thanks so much for your encouragement.

By: andre

andre — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 15:51:52 +0000

Sam,

This is a wonderful post, full of gospel centered wisdom. That’s not flattery - I really mean it…I especially like point #4. Also, quoting Mark scores points too.

By: Sam

Sam — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 06:33:29 +0000

Thanks Sam for exhorting us through Biblical perspective of making the “right” decisions for a new job in our job-hopping society. Man, I must admit, it is not pleasant to read some of the stuff here that you have insightfully addressed concerning our motivations for finding our perfect job. Mainly because I must admit, I often rob myself of God’s true joy by being so consumed from work, and forgetting that it’s really “grace upon grace” that I have a job. Someone gave me this quote by Jeremiah B:

“Lord I am nothing. Lord, I deserve nothing, Lord, I can do nothing, I can receive nothing, and can make use of nothing, I am worse than nothing, and if I come to nothing and perish I will be no loss at all, and therefore is it such a great thing for me to be cut short here?”

It is not so much Jeremiah was self-deprecating himself, but he understood God’s grace and his place before God. I think we shall also approach it in the same manner. Thanks bro for your encouragement!