If it is true that God doesn’t waste anything or any circumstance, then boy do I make Him work hard. I think of how much has to happen for me to be alerted to His nudges. Looking back at my last blogpost, it is embarrassing to see that it took 11 years of teaching f

or me to move just a blip toward professional competency. Although I’m glad that Zechariah 4:10, shows that God works through little details and “small beginnings”.

Slow and Stubborn

I can also find joy for His grace is sufficient for me. I often choose to live without tapping into His strength but there’s not a day that I’d survive without His grace. I’ve missed God’s cues even in glaring details that I’ve stepped over each day. Just this morning I’m sure I missed H

is higher route for me due to selfishness. An opportunity to serve a coworker crossed my mind. I declined. I was pretty busy. “His grace is sufficient for me.” There’s really only one reason I continue to require His grace.

An Abundant Life

After reflecting on my first 11 years of teaching and the progress I’ve made I can’t help but notice the root of the problem. My definition of abundant life has been severely flawed. I’m glad my God is patient because he’s only managed to gain a fraction of my attention through a dozen years of family arguments, job failures, and consequences of my many poor decisions. In John 17:3 Jesus clearly explains that the only ingredient of an abundant life is a growing knowledge of God. The knowledge of God, that’s all. It’s both a little and a lot. Honestly I read and understand this truth but my day-to-day mentality displays a still flawed view of life. I try to achieve my abundant life through my occupation, my family, my health, my golf game, and many other shiny things.

In his book Epic, John Eldridge writes that our purpose is for the restoration of life. Repent and turn away from my human desires. I’m so joyful to have a career that gives me unmeasurable ways to restore life in students, families, and coworkers. And God is definitely using my job to restore an abundant life in me. My last 12 years is a testament to that!   

 

God has given me an ability to gain knowledge of him through my daily interactions in my career. I’m curious if others notice these same opportunities in their workplace. I mean we spend a huge junk of our life there, I’m guessing God wants to reveal himself there.

 

Peace in growing through your workplace