The Word says in Deuteronomy 30:19, "I set before you life and death. Choose life." This truth can be applied to our work and professional life.
More often than we slow down to realize, God allows us to enter stages of major discomfort to alert us to the fact that He is ready to do a new thing in our lives, to introduce us to a new level. When we are paying attention, we submit to His will and release our strangle hold on that thing that is no longer feeding life into our existence.
When we are not walking in awareness, we continue to hammer away at holding on to a thing until it all but threatens to choke the very life out of us. How often do we become panic stricken on Sunday night as we begin preparing to invest our energy towards another work week? Yes, Sunday night is when it begins.
"It's just been a long week that's all."
"It's Monday night, Jess."
"My point exactly."
~ Scott Westerfeld
In her book, Thank God It's Monday, Roxanne Emmerick, takes to the mission of making us so excited about our work, we cannot wait for Monday to arrive. In her writing, she suggests the reasons at the root of this dread as boredom, drama, commute, and being overwhelmed. As the means to remedy these concerns she offers, choosing a pet project at work as a distraction, networking with others in your field outside your place of employ, asking for assistance, and adding a personal touchstone item from home to your work space.
Of course discovering the work that brings us the greatest amount of joy and seeking a means to commit our days to it would be the ultimate solution. Take time to listen and awaken to what the Creator is speaking.
Choose life in your work.
"When you start to do things that you truly love, it wouldn't matter whether it is Monday or Friday; you would be so excited to wake up each morning to work on your passions." ~ Edmund Mbiaka
Is your current vocation speaking life to your existence?
Do you face Monday mornings with dread?
What is the Creator speaking to you concerning your career direction?
