While I am on a pilgrimage walk on the Camino de Santiago (St. James Way) in Spain, I have asked some of the most committed and courageous faith-driven business leaders I know to guest contribute to Purposed worKING. Enjoy! - Rusty
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"He makes me lie down in green pastures"
In Silicon Valley,
everything is subject to being “hacked”. Silicon Valley folks love to
make anything they can get their hands on smaller, smarter, faster, stronger,
or less expensive. I have friends working to build everything from a
driverless car to a monitor that tells you how many calories your dog burned
while you were at work. Wired, Fast Company, TechCrunch, Engadget,
RE/Code, and a host of other magazines and websites have created an entire
industry dedicated to reporting the latest and greatest innovations in
technology. The need for instantaneous news updates and social
connections have created billions of dollars in market value for companies like
like Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter. Apple employees go to work at 1
Infinite Loop and Facebook employees at 1 Hacker Way in case they forget the
goal is to always innovate and move forward.
But, could
it be possible to go too far too fast and for too long? The same media
outlets listed above are also filled with stories of burnout, questionable
business and personal decisions, and intellectual stagnation made by the same
companies and employees that had been previously praised as the best and the
brightest. How does this happen? Should the employees work harder
or smarter and figure out a new hack for management and work style?
Should companies replace their management or board periodically to bring
fresh thoughts and energy to the front lines? How can we engineer our way
out of the inevitable future obsolescence?
My suggestion is that
every manager and employee stop and think about one key word in the Verse 2 of
Psalm 23 - “ He MAKES me lie down in green pastures.” God
doesn’t suggest, prod, or offer that we take five every now and then for a
quick touchbase. He tells us specifically that we have to stop and spend
time with him in his green pastures and by quiet waters. Only when that
happens deliberately and regularly are we fully available and able to have God
refresh our soul (v.3), guide us along the right paths (v.3), live life with
confidence (v.4), nurture and heel us (v.5), and bask/share in his eternal
glory (v.6).
The Bible is filled with
verses and examples of people stopping and seeking God and the promises of
Psalm 23. Jesus is described as stopping and seeking God at all times of
the day, on land and water, in public and private, and alone and in groups.
Sometimes He took hours or days to be with God. Other times, He is
quoted saying simple, straight forward prayers during the rush of the day.
I encourage you to stop
what you are doing and "hack" your calendar to regularly stop and
just spend time with God. No need to send an email invite or set up a
video call. Prayer and time with God is the original killer mobile app
and is available anytime and any place.
Reference: Psalm 23
Kevin Miller
Coitcom
Kevin Miller
Coitcom
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