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Men of Integrity, Mar/Apr 2000
| You and Your Job |
Tuesday, April 4
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What Chest Pains Taught Me
Key Bible Verse:
God
has arranged the parts in the body, every one of them, just as he wanted them
to be (1 Corinthians 12:18). Bonus Reading:
1 Corinthians 12:12-27
Several
years ago, chest pains and a bad case of burnout forced me to see that I was
the wrong person performing the wrong functions for the wrong reasons. The truth
[of today's Key Bible Verse] became an ironclad reality to me.
I had laid aside my leadership
development and innovation role [with The Navigators] to manage a conference
facility with 23 buildings and 100 employees. The need was pressing, and I was
the most logical person to call on.
Every day I headed off
to my new job telling myself that if I tried hard and trusted God enough, I
could rise to the occasion. Every day the tasks of replacing asbestos in the
basement or tackling new market strategies left me depleted. The function I
served was important, but I was not drawn to it nor gifted for it. I felt physically
tired, emotionally drained, chained to a prison cell.
I slowly recognized what
my chest pains and lack of motivation were trying to tell me: I really wasn't
designed for this! We each have different gifts, differing motivations,
and are drawn to various ministries accordingly. This diversity is a clear New
Testament teaching.
—Stacy
T. Rinehart in Upside Down
Personal Challenge:
- Rejoice that God made you for a purpose! Ask
Him to show you your gifts—and how to use them.
Thought to Apply: When skill and love work
together, expect a masterpiece.
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— JOHN
RUSKIN (ENGLISH ART CRITIC AND WRITER, 19TH CENTURY)
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Credits: Adapted from—Tuesday: Upside Down
(NavPress, 1998)
Copyright © 2000 by the author or Christianity Today International/Men of
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March/April 2000, April 4, 2000
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