"Moses was taught all the wisdom of
the Egyptians, and he became mighty in both speech and action"
I have had many an occasion to counsel people about their career
development. Almost all of those conversations include me reminding
them that regardless of how they feel they are being developed directly,
they are being developed indirectly by the experiences they are gaining
and the learning that they pick up each and every day. In these times
when many people feel "trapped" in their job with no immediate course of
change available, it is important that every day we realize we are
being developed in some way for the future that will come. Yes, the
future will come. If you have studied Moses you will remember how God
called him in his later years to do what he thought he was going to do
in his mid-life, but had actually been developed and prepared for in his
early years. In Acts 7:22 we read; "Moses was taught all the wisdom of
the Egyptians, and he became mighty in both speech and action". All he
was taught in his early years, he carried with him while in his midlife
he pursued the life of a shepherd and leading his family. And then he
put it all together later in his life. We are so determined to manage
our careers fast and furiously. We don't take the long-view very often,
unless we are forced to do so. Otherwise, we think that we must gain as
much experience and move ourselves up as fast as we can.
Maybe in this
time when everything around us feels it has slowed us down, God is trying to say
something to each of us about what we can do when we aren't all-consumed
with that next promotion or move. Perhaps God is trying to tell us that
while we don't recognize it, He is developing us in the jobs we are in
now and that He wants us to realize that we are on His time frame, not
ours. If today, you are feeling the anxiety of not moving up or not
feeling like you are being developed or grown, then take an inventory of
the things you are able to do today with confidence, versus the things
that weren't so comfortable not that long ago. You are growing, if you
are allowing yourself to grow. While you may not be able to recognized
your development, God can see it clearly and is at work in you today.
Reference: Acts 7:22 (New Living Testament)
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