The Start of Something Big

Do you find it harder and harder to get up in the mornings? Is the thought of going to work making you feel sick? Do you notice that you are taking more and more days off as the time passes? Do you have work related stress and anxiety that seems to be building up more and more? Does this sound like the beginning of an infomercial to you? (just seeing if you were paying attention)

If you answered yes to any of these questions, there are a few things that you need to know. The first thing that you need to know is that you are not alone. There are so many people in the world that feel exactly this way. Unfortunately, these people rarely do anything about it. They continue to be miserable in their places of employment, and they eventually make others miserable, because, if they are not complaining about their jobs, they are in such bad moods, that they bring down all of the people around them.

The second thing that you need to know is that this is not the way that you are supposed to feel about going to work everyday. You should not start thinking on Friday about how much you don't want Monday to come. You should not spend the entire week trying to get to Friday. That is not a healthy way to live your life. No one should spend everyday wanting to get to the end of the week. We were put on this earth to enjoy the lives that we live. If we are constantly looking for the end of the week, we are certainly not enjoying the first four days of the week.

The most important thing that you need to know is that the reason that you are not happy with your current work status may be that God gave you a different talent than the job that you have requires. It doesn't matter what your job is. It doesn't matter how long you have been doing that job. It doesn't matter how much money you make at the job. What matters is one thing. Is this the job that God had in mind for you when He was creating you? Until you know what it is that God had in mind for you, you will never be truly happy with your job, which in turn means, you will never be truly happy in the life that you are living.

Now, I have peeked your interest, but you are wondering, how do I find out what it is that God had in mind for me when He was creating me? How do I know if this is it, or not? What do I do if this is not it? Those are just some of the questions that I had when I began to investigate the life and career that I had chosen. Although it seems like something that may take years to uncover, deep down, you know whether or not this is the work He had in mind for you. I knew. I think that I had always felt that my current job was not my "calling," if you will. I knew that I enjoyed what I did, and that I was certainly not miserable, but I also knew, all along, that I was not totally fulfilled, either. There was something more, and I just couldn't pinpoint what it was. Then, of course, there was the old saying that "The grass is greener on the other side." Was that my problem? Did I just think that there was something more to life? That was where the line got incredibly fine. I knew that the other people that I worked with complained now and again, but there was no way that they felt the same way I did when they got home.

Flash forward to about a month ago. I was in the local Walgreens when I just needed some chocolate and a little inspiration. Long story short, I had been at a meeting at work, and when I left, I was in such a bad place. I stopped by Walgreens for a Ghirardelli Chocolate Caramel Square when I found myself on the greeting card aisle. There it was...The book that would change my life. The author: Max Lucado. The book: The Cure for the Common Life. I have read many of his books before, and I think he is a fantastic writer. I found two different books, and I was torn between them. Someone (God) was nudging me to get this one. I bought it, and I even kept the receipt for a while, because I wasn't sure if I wanted to keep it. Before I read it, I went back to Walgreens twice, and looked at the other book. I couldn't make myself take this one back to exchange, though. I decided that God must really want me to read this book, and thus, my journey began. I started the book, and I couldn't put it down. I know that sounds cliche, but this was real. It's like I was reading about myself.

If you feel like God had a different plan for you when you were being created, join me in discovering The Cure for the Common Life. It may involve some work, and also a leap of faith, but trust me, this is the way to find the zone in which you were meant to dwell. Take this trip with me, and let God help you with the start of something big.