2024-04-10
Filippense 4:13 NLV
Dit kan verwoestend wees om jou werk te verloor. Dis hoekom jy die regte perspektief moet behou. Om minder te hê maak nie van jou ‘n minderwaardige persoon nie. Die Christelike lewe is een van toetse en oorwinnings. Paulus skryf: ‘Ek weet wat dit is om boomskraap te lewe, en ek weet wat dit is om oorvloed te hê. Ek het lewenservaring opgedoen vir alle omstandighede, vir wanneer ek genoeg het om te eet én wanneer ek honger is, vir oorvloed én tekort. Ek kan onder alle omstandighede regkom deur Hom wat my krag gee’ (verse 12-13 NLV). Wat moet jy doen wanneer jy werkloos is?
1) Jou uitgawes tot die minimum verminder. Dit beteken dat jy dalk die bus of trein moet neem, jou eie middagete moet maak en ander kostebesparende maatreëls moet gebruik.
2) Die stigma uit werkloosheid neem. Moenie aanneem dat mense minder van jou gaan dink omdat jy jou werk verloor het nie. Mense reageer oor die algemeen op dieselfde manier as jy oor jou situasie. Hulle sal jou entoesiasme oor jou volgende skuif inspirerend vind – selfs al weet jy dalk nog nie wat dit gaan wees nie. ‘En ons weet dat God alles ten goede laat saamwerk vir hulle wat Hom liefhet, hulle wat geroep is volgens sy doel vir hulle lewe’ (Romeine 8:28 NLV).
Deur in die tronk gegooi te word, het Josef Egipte se eerste minister geword. ‘Die Here jou God… het die vloek in ‘n seën verander omdat die Here jou God jou liefhet’ (Deuteronomium 23:5 NLV). God kan talente binne-in jou en konneksies rondom jou openbaar en die deur na ‘n vlak van seën en sukses wat jy nooit gedroom moontlik is nie, oopmaak. Vertrou Hom dus en hou aan glo dat jou beste dae nog voor jou lê.
Sielskos: Jer 36:27-40:16; Mark 1:40-45; Ps 25:1-7; Spr 9:17-18
Philippians 4:13 NLT
Losing your job can be devastating. This is when you must keep the right perspective. Having less doesn’t make you a lesser person. God still values you, and you must keep valuing yourself. The Christian life is one of trial and triumph. Paul writes: “I know how to live on almost nothing or with everything. I have learned the secret of living in every situation, whether it is with a full stomach or empty, with plenty or little. For I can do everything through Christ, who gives me strength” (vv. 12-13 NLT). What should you do when you’re unemployed?
(1) Reduce your expenses to the bare minimum. That may mean riding the bus or train, making your own lunch, and using other cost-saving measures.
(2) Take the stigma out of being unemployed. Don’t presume that people think less of you because you have lost your job. People generally respond to your situation in the same way you do. They will find your enthusiasm about your next move inspiring – even though you may not yet know what it is. “And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose” (Romans 8:28 NKJV).
Getting thrown into prison led to Joseph becoming prime minister of Egypt. “The Lord your God turned the curse into a blessing for you, because the Lord your God loves you” (Deuteronomy 23:5 NKJV). God can reveal talents within you and connections around you and open the door to a level of blessing and success you never dreamed possible. So, trust Him and keep believing that your best days are ahead.
Soul food: Jer 36:27-40:16; Mark 1:40-45; Ps 25:1-7; Prov 9:17-18
2024-04-09
Psalm 5:13 NLV
Om werksekerheid te hê moet jy die volgende doen:
1) Jou sigbaarheid in jou industrie verhoog. Vestig kontakte en verhoudings met ander buite jou maatskappy deur plaaslike industrie geleenthede waar moontlik by te woon. Jou doel moet nie net wees om genoeg te weet om oor die weg te kom nie, maar om jou vaardighede te ontwikkel. Wanneer die tyd reg is en jy gereed is, sal God vir jou deure oopmaak.
2) Handhaaf ‘n goddelike perspektief oor jou werk. Herinner jouself dat dit nie die enigste bron van jou sekuriteit is nie, maar eenvoudig een van baie kanale wat God kan gebruik om aan jou te voorsien. Lees die verhaal van Elia, die profeet, en hoe God wonderbaarlik deur ‘n kraai, ‘n waterstroom en ‘n enkelma met net genoeg kos vir een maaltyd, aan hom voorsien het. God het vier verskillende strome gebruik om vir die tuin van Eden water te gee. Wanneer jy dus ‘n behoefte of ‘n finansiële tekort het, moet jy Hom vra om verskillende strome van inkomste aan jou te openbaar.
Staan op die volgende twee beloftes: ‘Omdat Christus Jesus dit verdien het, sal my God uit sy ontsaglike rykdom vir julle voorsien in elke behoefte wat julle het’ (Filippense 4:19 NLV). ‘God het die Heilige Gees vir ons gegee, en daarom is ons nie bang nie. Nee, die Heilige Gees maak ons sterk en help ons om lief te wees vir mense en om reg te besluit wat ons moet doen’ (2 Timoteus 1:7 ABA). Vrees en geloof is magtige kragte wat jou lewe wil regeer. Een sal jou egter in die verkeerde rigting neem. Versterk dus vandag jou geloof deur God se Woord te lees, te bid en jou lewe se uitkoms aan Hom toe te vertrou.
Sielskos: Jer 33:1-36:26; Mark 1:35-39; Ps 32; Spr 9:10-16
Psalm 5:12 NKJV
To have job security you should:
(1) Increase your visibility in your industry. Establish contacts and relationships with others outside your company by attending local industry gatherings wherever possible. Your goal should not merely be to know enough to get by but to develop your skills so that you will get noticed and get ahead. When the time is right and you’re ready, God will open doors for you. “For You, O Lord, will bless the righteous; with favour You will surround him as with a shield” (v. 12 NKJV).
(2) Maintain a divine perspective on your job. Remind yourself that it is not the source of your security but simply one of many channels God can use to provide for you. Read the story of Elijah the prophet and how God miraculously provided for him through a raven, a brook, and a single mom with just enough food for one meal. God used four different streams to water the garden of Eden. So when you have an unmet need or a financial shortfall, ask Him to reveal different streams of income to you.
And stand on these two promises: “My God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus” (Philippians 4:19 KJV). “God has not given us a spirit of fear [of losing your job], but of power and of love and of a sound mind” (2 Timothy 1:7 NKJV). Fear and faith are powerful forces that seek to rule your life. One will take you in the wrong direction, the other will take you in the right direction. So, strengthen your faith by reading God’s Word, praying, and entrusting the outcomes of your life to Him.
Soul food: Jer 33:1-36:26; Mark 1:35-39; Ps 32; Prov 9:10-16
2024-04-08
Proverbs 21:5 NLT
To have job security you should:
(1) Endeavor to be as indispensable as possible. “Good planning and hard work lead to prosperity, but hasty shortcuts lead to poverty. Wealth created by a lying tongue is a vanishing mist and a deadly trap” (vv. 5-6 NLT). Strive for integrity and excellence in your work, while learning as much as possible about procedures and processes beyond your area of responsibility. Be willing to help others – but not at the expense of your own effectiveness.
(2) If the fear of losing your job stems from personality clashes with your boss, embrace the biblical principle of authority and submission. The buck stops with the person in charge. Therefore, determine to submit to anything asked of you that’s not illegal or immoral. When possible, confirm the instructions from your boss with a follow-up memo, including your feedback on the potential outcome. Always speak with respect. Be willing to go the extra mile. Don’t make excuses or try to cover up for poor workmanship. Getting along with your boss is crucial, so make doing so your special project. “Exhort bondservants to be obedient to their own masters, to be well pleasing in all things, not answering back” (Titus 2:9 NKJV).
(3) Know your marketability. Are you in a field with a strong demand for your skills, or do you need to educate yourself in order to upgrade them? If you want a raise or a promotion on the job, you must be willing to invest the time and effort to do what’s necessary in order to earn them. “Lazy hands make for poverty, but diligent hands bring wealth” (Proverbs 10:4 NIV).
Soul food: Jer 31-32; Mark 1:29-34; Ps 72:12-20; Prov 9:7-9
