Your Calling: Purpose & Passion for the Work at Hand

In my daily reading, I was reviewing Ephesians 2:10.

For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.

I have never taken my career in leadership, helping others, and growing organizations for granted.  I have sought to stay focused on managing my ego, solving problems, and putting the needs of others first and foremost.  That is where I found my passion and purpose in the good works I was called to. Now, that is not to say, I did it perfectly or in a manner that didn’t upset someone along the way.  Being perfect was never the goal: doing what was right, quickly, and strategically was my mode of operation. 

 Work is something that I enjoy, and I know that it is an outlet for me to express my creativity while harnessing my experience from past opportunities of service.  Unlike some, I have never embraced the thought of who I am is what I do. That confusion is detrimental when you don’t get the job you want or lose the job you have. I have seen each of my roles as merely a progression of what I believed God had for me at the time.  

I have never started a job and thought to myself that I would desire to stay with a company or business for many years.  Prior to my last job, where surprisingly I completed 25 years of service, I would start a new job every 3 to 5 years.  Trying something new and having a different workplace or role was the goal.  When I finished what I started, it was time to move on.  Once again, I never tied together my value or worth to who I was with what I was doing. 

Think about your current role; what you do, who you serve, and are you finding joy and purpose?  If you are a person of faith, be sure that you are pursuing what you are sensing.   Having your alignment in tune with the role you have, tied to the purpose you were called to in the work you are accomplishing, is where satisfaction is found.  One day in the wrong place, is one day too long.  What are you doing this week to change that alignment to achieve purpose and passion when it comes to your career? 

Listen closely, He is speaking often.