Delight yourself in the LORD and he will give you the desires of your heart.
The closer I get to God the more fulfilled I will feel because my desires will be aligned with what God desires not what man desires.
Can be a scary thought because maybe its giving up something like a great paying career which enables lots of other fun stuff I desire--but if that were true it wouldn't feel like a sacrifice because it would be replaced with some new desire that God is promising to fulfill. So really if being content and fulfilled is a feeling I desire this is the road to travel.
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Are you feeling a nudge to walk away from your current job? I'm asking cause I feel it a little bit. I don't know what it means, or what direction it would be. But, I feel a certain amount of dis-satisfaction with my job. Starting to feel like a rat-race. I'm not sure my job is helping me be a better follower of Christ. And, I'm not convinced I'm making a difference for the kingdom by being there. Just questions bouncing around in my head.
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I haven't thought about leaving my job lately, maybe in part because in less than 4 years i can retire. But the job itself doesn't engage me like it use to. I still work with great people and so I've turned towards being a mentor and finding a few people I can help. My career advancement is probably over and that is fine. I've found a peace in trying to help others and also realizing that I'm decent at what I do and I'm not going to kill myself trying to do it better or more of it just because of the pressures. If they don't like my approach they can replace me has been my thought--hopefully I'm not that old guy with a bad attitude now. I'm not sour at all, actually happy and my kingdom work hopefully is happening through relationships. spin this back 2-3 years--yeah i was looking to leave.
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