Career Quest Pre-Job Search

Pre-Job Search

We spend at a minimum of eight hours a day at our work, career or job. Most of us spend much more than that to meet deadlines and to assure that all our responsibilities are met. It only stands to reason that we should attempt to spend those hours working in a career or job that we enjoy and are good at.


God desires to bless each of his children and help them to prosper. He has promised us in his word that if we are obedient and tithe that he will open the windows of heaven and pour out a blessing, that there shall not be room enough to receive it.

Let's read the full scripture in Malachi 3:8-4 KJ (8) Will a man rob God? Yet ye have robbed me. But ye say, Wherein have we robbed thee? In tithes and offerings. (9) Ye are cursed with a curse: for ye have robbed me, even this whole nation. (10) Bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse that there may be meat in mine house, and prove me now herewith, saith the Lord of hosts, if I will not open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that there shall not be room enough to receive it. (11) And I will rebuke the devourer for your sakes, and he shall not destroy the fruits of your ground; neither shall your vine cast her fruit before the time in the field, saith the Lord of hosts. (12) And all nations shall call you blessed; for ye shall be a delightsome land, saith the Lord of hosts.


If we are obedient to his commands then we ready the Lord to act on our behalf. If we are not obedient to the tithe command and to other commands that God has asked from us, we tie his hands and place ourselves under a curse, preventing God from blessing us.


A relationship with God is a two-way street, a communication and a give-and-take that eventually brings you to the place that God would have you to be. It is much as if you are on an old-time railroad handcar with the Lord on one side pumping away and you are on the other. With both of you communicating and working together, you'll get to the place you are destined to be.


If you tie God's hands by your disobedience or lack of communication then a very powerful force that was once pushing mightily forward on the handcar is prevented from working. God is a gentleman and will not force himself upon you or intrude where not wanted. He will wait for your request.


If you are obedient and God wants to move you forward, but you refuse to do your part, or are not equipped to operate the handcar, then the movement slows way down. You will have to work much harder to achieve far less.


God will direct you and show you where to go and what to do. He will also show you where to gain the knowledge necessary to be able to be all that God wants us to be, but we must have a good relationship with him. We must spend time seeking him and his will and communicating to him about our needs, praising and thanking him and listening to his voice so that we do not miss an opportunity.


This book is designed to educate and equip you to be able to determine where your strengths lie and uncover your true heart's desire regarding work and a career. It is also my hope that you will receive confirmation from God concerning where he is directing you and what his desire is for you. If you are able to improve your process of finding a job, then you will find many more options available to you.


It is true that God can supernaturally by divine intervention get us the job we are supposed to be in, but we live in a practical world with practical ways. God set the natural laws into motion by which the world operates.


Would it be wise to say that God has called you to be a physician, yet you just sat back waiting for God to do it all? Wouldn't you say that there was still a part required of you? If God has called you to a career path or ministry path, there will be requirements of you to help fulfill that call on your life. I don't want to go to a doctor that never went to medical school whether God has called him or not.


I believe that it is our responsibility to be all that we can be and to learn and be the best at whatever we do. As a Christian I believe that we have an obligation to be the best at everything we attempt to do. We should stand out in every area of our life. To do that we must learn as much as we can in order to make correct decisions and take advantage of all options available to us.


It may not be realistic to assume that you can just 'jump' into your dream job or career even if it is the job or career that God has called you to, but you can begin to develop a plan on how to get there. You may be thinking that right now you just want a job, any job because you need the money. That's OK. We all have to start somewhere, but that doesn't mean that you have to give up your dream or your goal.


This first chapter is to explore where you are now, what you need now financially and where you want to go in the future with your career. Be open to God's voice. He has placed talents and skills within us. He has also given us dreams and desires. They may be buried deep from years of hearing that you 'can't do it'. I'm here to tell you that you CAN! If God has called you, you can. If God has given you a dream, he can bring it to pass.


Psalm 145:19 KJ He will fulfil the desire of them that fear him: he also will hear their cry, and will save them.


Proverbs 10:24 KJ The fear of the wicked, it shall come upon him: but the desire of the righteous shall be granted.


Nancy Jackson, daydreamer extraordinaire


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