- June 28th, 2012, 7:09 pm
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Some of you know what I've done for a living for awhile now, so I won't go into great detail. Suffice it to say, I work in a pretty public profession. For the past couple of years, I have become increasingly aware of the shift that taken place within it, a shift primarily in the priority placed upon ladder-climbing, money-making, and generally keeping one's job moreso than actually DOING one's job, which I believe to be affecting lives through what I do.
This past year, I endured a supervisor who made numerous claims and promises during the interview process as well as the early days of my employment, which proved untrue. Not the least of these was this supervisor's claim of Christianity in her life, yet a life lived in an entirely opposite fashion, as well as a work atmosphere that was often hateful, demeaning and abusive.
I resigned from that position on my own terms. Now, I'm exploring the possibility of expanding the scope of what I do professionally, but at a level much lower than I've been doing it. Most will consider me borderline insane for walking away from this point and current direction of my career. But we all here know that money and prestige are not supposed to be why or how we answer God's call in our lives.
The prospect of my being offered this opportunity seems very likely, though I'm still in the interview phase. I would appreciate your prayers for my wife and me as we make numerous decisions surrounding this shift.
This past year, I endured a supervisor who made numerous claims and promises during the interview process as well as the early days of my employment, which proved untrue. Not the least of these was this supervisor's claim of Christianity in her life, yet a life lived in an entirely opposite fashion, as well as a work atmosphere that was often hateful, demeaning and abusive.
I resigned from that position on my own terms. Now, I'm exploring the possibility of expanding the scope of what I do professionally, but at a level much lower than I've been doing it. Most will consider me borderline insane for walking away from this point and current direction of my career. But we all here know that money and prestige are not supposed to be why or how we answer God's call in our lives.
The prospect of my being offered this opportunity seems very likely, though I'm still in the interview phase. I would appreciate your prayers for my wife and me as we make numerous decisions surrounding this shift.
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