tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27951012.post3089822207645321608..comments2024-01-30T11:58:34.293-05:00Comments on Every Square Inch: Spurgeon on Faith and Leaving Work BehindUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27951012.post-87558288435713556562008-01-16T14:18:00.000-05:002008-01-16T14:18:00.000-05:00Holding your career loosely is great advice. So m...Holding your career loosely is great advice. So much in our culture drives us to the other extreme. TonyTony Rossellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05288238496792646049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27951012.post-44223209990527788242008-01-15T07:55:00.000-05:002008-01-15T07:55:00.000-05:00I have also seen people in jobs that don't fit the...I have also seen people in jobs that don't fit them and find it incredibly sad. Ecclesiastes tells us that work is a gift from God. When work doesn't bring joy, it may not be a good fit. They have two choices: either change jobs or use their talents in a volunteer situation during off-work time. Two books that are helpful for that search: "Lifekeys: Discover Who You Are" by Jane A.G. Kise, David Stark & Sandra Krebs Hirsh; and "What Color Is Your Parachute" by Richard N. Bolles.<BR/>"Lifekeys" goes into great detail about purpose, talents, passion, values and priorities. It is a great way to clarify one's life choices.Sally Fergusonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02336068053678645397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27951012.post-27974724019041680462008-01-14T23:00:00.000-05:002008-01-14T23:00:00.000-05:00SallyThanks so much for sharing your thoughts.It i...Sally<BR/><BR/>Thanks so much for sharing your thoughts.<BR/><BR/>It is true that doing what we are gifted to do brings much joy.<BR/> <BR/>However, I wonder what we would say to the person who is in a job where a person doesn't have the opportunity to exercise creativity or use his/her innate gifts? <BR/><BR/>I've found many young professionals in such a situationEvery Square Inchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11636924397725214300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27951012.post-42493596120446876842008-01-14T19:25:00.000-05:002008-01-14T19:25:00.000-05:00I like knowing that work is a gift from God and ca...I like knowing that work is a gift from God and can be gratifying. The key is to do work that is in your niche of expertise. When you do what you're gifted to do, that helps the tough days to have purpose too.Sally Fergusonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02336068053678645397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27951012.post-69924530085570653082008-01-10T22:07:00.000-05:002008-01-10T22:07:00.000-05:00SusanYou're so right - it's much easier to remembe...Susan<BR/><BR/>You're so right - it's much easier to remember these truths when things are going well - not so easy when we're having a tough time at workEvery Square Inchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11636924397725214300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27951012.post-72944284941944192792008-01-10T21:40:00.000-05:002008-01-10T21:40:00.000-05:00Yes, it's helpful to remember that it's all and un...Yes, it's helpful to remember that it's all and under God's loving directive, Sovereign rule - but that's the trick - remembering, especially when things aren't going to well at workHalfmom, AKA, Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03545176965972986964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27951012.post-60489746673050392572008-01-09T21:49:00.000-05:002008-01-09T21:49:00.000-05:00LL,That's a perspective that wasn't represented on...LL,<BR/><BR/>That's a perspective that wasn't represented on the post but it's so humbly redemptive to think of our work being passed on to others to carry on.Every Square Inchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11636924397725214300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27951012.post-89191662000896078172008-01-08T16:06:00.000-05:002008-01-08T16:06:00.000-05:00I like the idea of passing our work on to others w...I like the idea of passing our work on to others who also need the chance to use their energies and gifts, to shine. Moving aside can be an act of blessing that goes beyond our own needs to enter a new phase.L.L. Barkathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13333960142447144678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27951012.post-78368359786926864182008-01-08T15:58:00.000-05:002008-01-08T15:58:00.000-05:00TedThanks for your comment - I think there's somet...Ted<BR/><BR/>Thanks for your comment - I think there's something about Spurgeon's encouragement to us that can help us cope with changes in our vocation.Every Square Inchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11636924397725214300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27951012.post-30428225071208969222008-01-05T14:56:00.000-05:002008-01-05T14:56:00.000-05:00Yes, it's so good to know that God is in control n...Yes, it's so good to know that God is in control no matter what we might face. That we can count on God's greatness and goodness: his good sovereign rule through it all.<BR/><BR/>I see this as very interactive between us and God, with the broad lines of faith already drawn, but each of us in an outworking of that as new as Abraham's was. In the steps of our father of faith, Abraham, as Peterson says in "The Jesus Way."<BR/><BR/>Always good stuff from Spurgeon, and thanks for your good words to us as well.Ted M. Gossardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10580691315315271791noreply@blogger.com