Monday, August 2, 2010

Waiting for Promotions and Accomplishments

James 1:2-4, 9, 17

A lot of James is based on general behavior. That is, it's not work-specific like many of the passages that I've tried to post about. Even so, there are so many work-related lessons in this short book that I could not pass over these general statements. For example, James 1:2-4 talks about patience in suffering. James is writing to Christians who are suffering because of their faith. Perhaps you have suffered in your workplace because you are not willing to stoop to the level of others around you or because you have a higher ethical standard than others. Hang in there.

James 1:9 talks about being ok if you are in humble positions. Regardless of what your job is, work at it with all that you have. Take pride in where you are. Life is not about possessions and status.

Or what about James 1:17? Every good gift is from above. Think about that last promotion you received. Did you thank God for it? Or did you chalk it up to your intelligence and talent (who gave you those?)?

I'm going to use the next few posts to discuss some of the lessons for work that I see in James.

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