HOW SHOULD YOU CHOOSE YOUR JOB?

June 12 & 13, 2015

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What is your first criteria in choosing a job?

What is your second criteria in choosing a job?

What is your third criteria in choosing a job?

SELFOTHERS

GOD

GODOTHERS

SELF

Begin with

GOD

SELF

OTHERS

GOD

SELF

OTHERS

GOD

Pleasing Ourselves

Serving Others

Obeying & Loving God

“Seek the Kingdom of God above all else, and live righteously, and He will give you everything you need”.

Mathew 6:33

HOW SHOULD YOU CHOOSE A JOB?

MUST-HAVES IN CHOOSING A JOB

1. Does this job

glorify GOD?

“ Work with enthusiasm , as though you were working for the Lord rather than for people “.

Luke 6:7

2. Does this job permit

me to live a GODly life?

“ As slaves of Christ, do the will of God with all your heart”.

Ephesians 6:6b

3. Does this job provide

for my needs and allow

me to be a blessing to others?

“ But those who wouldn’t care for their relatives, especially those in their own household, have denied the true faith. Such people are worse than unbelievers ”.

I Timothy 5:8

NICE-TO-HAVE IN CHOOSING A JOB

4. Does this job benefit

society in some way?

“ A second is equally important: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself“.

Mathew 22:39

5. Does this job take

advantage of my

gifts and talents?

SOFT SKILLS

“ Pay careful attention to your own work, for then you will get the satisfaction of a job well done, and you won’t need to compare yourself to anyone else. For we are each responsible for our own conduct “.

Galatians 6:4-5

6. Is this job something

I want to do?

“ Guard your heart above all else , for it determines the course of your life” ..

Proverbs 4:23

• Does the job glorify God?• Does this job permit me to live a Godly life? • Does this job provide for my needs and allow

me to be a blessing to others?• Does this job benefit society in one way? • Does this job take advantage of my gifts and

talents? • Is this job something I want to do?

6 IMPORTANT QUESTIONS WHEN CHOOSING A JOB

SELF

6. Is this job something I want to do?

5. Does this job take advantage of

my gifts and talents?

4.Does this job benefit society in one way?3. Does this job provide for my needs and allow me to be a blessing to others?

OTHERS

2.Does this job permit me to live a Godly life?1. Does this job glorify God?

GOD

6 IMPORTANT QUESTIONS WHEN CHOOSING A JOB

Questions 1-3Must-Haves

Questions 4-6Nice-to-Have

“ Therefore, go and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. Teach these new disciples to obey all the commands I have given you. And be sure of this: I am with you always, even to the end of the age”.

Mathew 28 19-20

REFLECTION POINTS

• Has your perspective changed in choosing a job? If yes, what has? If no, why not?

• Which Nice-to-Have consideration are you tempted to choose as against a Must-Have?

POINTS TO PONDER• Read and reflect:

1 Timothy 5:8 Proverbs 12:11 Proverbs 28:19

• What are your choices at the moment? Knowing your options (if any) what smart move do you plan to do?

• “Work hard, work smart and trust God” In what ways have you seen God’s finger prints on your life and career?

REFLECTION POINTS