The Challenge of a New Job
Those
of you who read this Pastors Devotion may or may not know that this past month
my wife Kim got a new job. Just about
one and a half weeks before school began, she received a call from a Christian
school here in North Jersey, asking if she would be interested in a teaching
position. For the past few years, Kim
has been substitute teaching. Most
recently, she had been working on her NJ teaching certificate and looking for a
full-time teaching position. Specifically, she was preparing for and looking
for a position in middle school math.
However, the position for which she was being considered was beginning
Spanish for 8th and 9th graders and 6th grade
history!
After
a couple of interviews, Kim was offered the position and she accepted. That was then just a few days before the
start of the new school year. You can
only imagine how busy she has been since.
Considering that all the material is new to her and that she had almost
no lead-time to put together lesson plans, every moment she gets is spent
preparing for upcoming lessons. Every morning she is off to school to meet and
teach her students; every evening she is back at the computer working on her
lesson plans. For those who might ask,
yes it’s a lot of work, but she has thus far really enjoyed being in the
classroom. She is doing a really good job at meeting the challenge of a new job
head-on.
We
all know that a new job can be a challenge. But, a new job is not the only thing in life
that challenges us. Every day we are
faced with all kinds of situations that may cause us to wonder whether or not
we will make it through. Sickness in our
bodies, relational difficulties, tasks that seem bigger than we are come into
our lives and threaten to overwhelm us.
The busyness of life coupled with the many unforeseen things that happen
along the way, can create doubt and even fear. Sometimes we wonder whether or
not we will survive it all.
But
those of us who are followers of Christ need to remind ourselves of the Apostle
Paul’s words, “For
I can do everything through Christ, who gives me strength.” (Philippians
4:13 – NLT) Paul tells us that, it is
the power of Christ at work within us that is able to help us meet head-on
whatever challenges life may bring our way.
With Jesus Christ at work within us and through us, there is no challenge
that is bigger than we are, for Jesus is bigger than any challenge we may
face. So, no matter what he asks us to
do or allows to come into our lives, we can do so with confidence and the
assurance that he will be with us.
Today, whatever challenges you may be facing—on your job,
in your home, in your own mind—put your trust in Jesus Christ. Let his power work in you and through
you.
“Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his
mighty power.” (Ephesians 6:10 –
NIV)
Have
a great day!
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