Making godly career choices

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Making godly career choices
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Making godly career choices

• Testimonies

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The source of our dilemma?
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Does this look like a familiar dilemma to some
people?
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Making godly career choices

• Does the Bible give us specific directions on
  making career choices?

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Making godly career choices

• Some ways of making godly career choices?
• Flip a coin?
• Pray for 5 minutes and later flip open the Bible
  and see the first word that comes to your sight?
• Draw lots?
• Ini, Mini, My-nee, Moh?
• Whatever shall be shall be?

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Making godly career choices

• Although the Bible does not tell us exactly what
  career we ought to adopt, there are some
  principles which can guide us in our
  decision-making.
• Back to basics but some very important basics.

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Making godly career choices

• Principle 1
• Matthew 633
• John 155-6
• Matthew 1626
• Questions to discuss
• Share your hopes, dreams or ambitions in relation
  to the kind of career you would desire.
• What is the place God occupies in relation to
  making career decisions? What is the place God
  ought to occupy?
• What are some tell-tale signs that your career or
  prospective career is interfering with your
  relationship with Christ?

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Making godly career choices

• Principle 2
• Psalm 13913-14
• Romans 126-8
• John came from a family that was involved in
  full-time Christian service his sister was a
  missionary, his brother was a pastor and his
  parents were Christian educators. Although he had
  very strong artistic talents and interests, John
  felt pursuing an art-related career wasn't an
  appropriate way to serve God, so he became a
  computer programmer, working for a large
  Christian organization. Although he enjoyed parts
  of his work, he longed to be using his creative
  talents. He felt a part of himself was dying.
• Questions to discuss
• Did your parents, siblings or close friends tell
  you their expectations about what they thought
  you should do? How did you feel?
• What are your strengths and talents?
• What is your passion?
• Why should we seek to consider what is our
  strength, talent or passion in deciding what
  career choice to make?

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Making godly career choices

• Principle 3
• Proverbs 11-3
• Romans 1518-24
• How would you make a decision in choosing what
  model of computer to buy? For guys.
• How would you make a decision in choosing what
  type of make-up to buy? For girls.
• Questions to discuss
• Why should we learn how to make decisions?
• Does making career decision overwhelm you? Why?
• What is the role of using our minds in deciding
  what career path to take?

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Making godly career choices

• Principle 4
• Matthew 2514-30. Focus on the first two
  servants.
• Hebrews 111
• Questions to discuss
• Is making a godly career decision risk-free? Is
  it failure proof?
• Does God tell us everything that lie ahead of us?
• Is Gods direction very specific and clear?

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Summary

• PRINCIPLE 1 Our first priority in life must
  always be to develop an increasingly intimate
  relationship with Jesus Christ.
• PRINCIPLE 2 God has created you with the
  aptitude for particular skills and abilities, and
  with the inclination toward particular interests.
  Your design is the most important factor to
  consider in making career decisions.
• PRINCIPLE 3 Being a Christian does not exempt us
  from the responsibility to become wise decision
  makers. Therefore, it is your responsibility to
  use your God-given mind to learn how to make good
  career decisions.
• PRINCIPLE 4 Living out God's will for your
  career and life will require that you take risks.