day 540: Moving To Bigger

As we work through our careers we think about moving up and sometimes moving to bigger companies to establish ourselves and (maybe) to prove that we can work and succeed on a bigger stage. Many people are most comfortable in smaller sized companies but there is certainly an entire group of people who move from one company to another with the hopes and dreams of getting into leadership positions at the largest of the large companies in the world. I've had friends who once they broke into these Fortune 50 senior executive positions would never consider moving down the ladder into a smaller organization. For them, there is challenge and prestige in large scale. For others, that is far less important. But to all the idea of moving to something bigger as it relates to challenge and growth is a common quest. What we have to define for ourselves is what is the correct definition of larger and more expansive. It could be the expanded role we are offered within our own company or it could be the same position in a larger company. It could be expanding and growing what we do now organically and sticking with it as it grows. It is hard to always discern and sometimes we only know by trial and error. We take the risk, we jump into something bigger and if it doesn't work out then we try and find our way back to a similar role that we had before. This can work or we can learn as much about the bigger job from others as we can and then take our own self-assessment as to whether or not this will be good for us, before we jump. Either way we find out somehow where we best fit in the size of company and role thing. This is another place where we shouldn't keep God out of our work. We should allow Him to lead us as we consider the growth of our career and where we should be. King David talked about the larger places and the responsibilities he was given in Psalm 18:19; "He brought me forth also into a large place; he delivered me, because he delighted in me." When we wonder and plan about moving to something bigger, we should not forget that He knows what fits for each of us and if we allow Him to lead and ourselves to follow, we will discover our perfect size opportunities.

Reference: Psalm 18:19 (New Living Testament)