More Than a Job
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It should be plain from what we’ve already said that discovering your SoulPurpose means more than just finding the one perfect job that fits you best. We’re on about something that gives cohesion to the whole of our lives – the peculiar mix of paid and unpaid work we each do, as well as the relationships we develop and the whole range of activities and interests that are us. It affects everything.
At the very core of this is our relationship with God. This is where our identity lies – not in any particular job or career. Inevitably the types of work, leisure and relationships we are engaged in will change from time to time. These days even careers are no longer for life. When our SoulPurpose is too closely tied to a particular role, if we ever lose that role we are likely to become seriously disoriented and distressed – as Warren Schmidt’s life demonstrates.
By Alistair Mackenzie, Wayne Kirkland, and Annette Dunham. © 2004 by Alistair Mackenzie, Wayne Kirkland, and Annette Dunham and published by NavPress NZ Ltd. in conjunction with Faith at Work and Signpost Communications. All Rights Reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means - electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or any other- except for brief quotations in printed review, without prior permission from the publisher.
Unless otherwise noted, the Scripture quotations contained herein are from the New Revised Standard Version Bible, Copyright © 1989, Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the U.S.A., and are used by permission. All rights reserved.
