A missed opportunity to exercise my blogger duty

One of the great benefits to writing is that it gives one the opportunity to collect his thoughts and gain perspective on matters. Blogging in particular gives me the ability to explore my position on subjects and establish points of view so that I can make decisions. Blogging is most useful in that you are putting these thoughts and writings on public display which leaves them open to others for interpretation and scrutiny. For this to be effective, we bloggers must be truthful and open with ourselves and our readers in order to establish trust.

Well dear readers, it appears that I have been failing to exercise my rights, duties, and responsibilities as a blogger. Worst of all, I have lost an opportunity to take advantage of this particular blog and share a most important circumstance unfolding right now in m life. Here I sit on the eve of what appears to be a pinnacle of events in my career and my faith which I have not been writing about, while the whole purpose of this particular web log is to discuss workplace ministry.

There is no way for me to share all the details at this point, but I can at least share a testimony with you of how God has been working with me on my career as of late.

You see, tomorrow I am appearing for a third interview with an extraordinary company about an excellent job opportunity that we have been exploring together for more than a month now. The position offers financial stability, job security, growth opportunity, great benefits, you name it. And the work itself would be exciting for me, as well. The strange thing is that in the midst of our talks these past weeks, another excellent opportunity has presented itself which is even more in harmony with one of my life-long dreams...to own my own business. The kicker is that the self-employment path, of course, does not offer all the stability and peace of mind that employment with the afore mentioned corporation would, but the opportunity however is real.

The months leading to this have been done in constant prayer and counsel with those that I trust. The test of faith is for me to look upwards for making this decision and to strive for a constant state of mystery and mystification. This is important because it wouldn't not be dutiful for me to seek out an opportunity to fulfill a life-long dream without God's blessing. By the same token, if I push for an opportunity because of the security and peace of mind that it offers, well then that is straight up idolatry and that wouldn't be good either. In fact, what this really comes down to is my intent. If my intention is not centered around seeking and glorifying God, then that would not make me a faithful servant.

The point is that there is no right or wrong selection here when it comes to making decisions like this. No matter which path I choose, I will make the best of either one to the best of my abilities. The essence of the matter is how God is being glorified. Although I have not effectively shared this quest on the blog, I have shared it with those close to me and I believe that not only has it strengthened my faith in and relationship with Christ, but also I think that those I have spoken with got a chance to see God working in my life. And that, is holy glorifying.

Be sure to always include God in your plans, especially when making life-altering decisions with your career. Always remain mystified. In addition, be sure to take advantage of the tools we have in place as well. I regret not having shared this on the blog these past months and I will try to delve more into it in time, but that opportunity has past and I did not take advantage of that. Fortunately, I can always remember this oversight and learn to be more adventurous with the tools (blogs) I have produced.

Godspeed!