“Why don’t you practice what you preach?” cried out one of the class members from the back of the auditorium. The question stopped me in my tracks. “Surely he’s not talking to me, is he?” I thought to myself. Then the guy repeated the question more slowly as if I did not hear him the first time. That did it! Everyone in the class was waiting for my answer!
Of course, the class knew about my struggles with the huge corporation for whom I worked. It was downsizing, cutting costs, and positioning itself for sale to the highest bidder. In the process it began practicing cutthroat business tactics that may have been mostly legal but were unethical and certainly un-Christian. I had begun looking for another job but jobs were scarce. I couldn’t just quit, could I?
“You tell us to walk by faith,” the class member bellowed again, “And, it seems to me that you need to do the same thing right now! So why don’t you practice what you preach?”
“Okay, brother. You know my situation. You know that my family depends upon me. So how can I walk by faith?” I asked.
“Quit the job that is killing your soul and your family. God will provide you with a better one,” he answered. “Or go back to school to qualify yourself to serve Him in full-time ministry.”
“I’ll think about it,” I said. I mostly wanted to get the class back on track.
All night long the idea of “walking by faith” tortured me. I had no job lined up. I had obligations, responsibilities, and duties to my family. Yet my job was pulling me away from my family and my faith. I prayed, “God help me. I want to do the right thing. I want to serve You.” I then decided to quit my job and “walk by faith.”
I told my manager the next day, “I quit.” He asked me why, and I told him, “I want to go to heaven. If I stay here one more day then I may do something I will regret.”
God blessed me more than I could have imagined. He opened up doors of opportunity one after the other. Are you facing a crisis in your life, too? God understands. He is waiting for your choice. Will you seek his kingdom and righteousness? Or, will you trust only in yourself? Choose the One who wants to bless you.
As the Scripture says, "Anyone who trusts in him will never be put to shame." (Romans 10:11)
By Jim Morris
Of course, the class knew about my struggles with the huge corporation for whom I worked. It was downsizing, cutting costs, and positioning itself for sale to the highest bidder. In the process it began practicing cutthroat business tactics that may have been mostly legal but were unethical and certainly un-Christian. I had begun looking for another job but jobs were scarce. I couldn’t just quit, could I?
“You tell us to walk by faith,” the class member bellowed again, “And, it seems to me that you need to do the same thing right now! So why don’t you practice what you preach?”
“Okay, brother. You know my situation. You know that my family depends upon me. So how can I walk by faith?” I asked.
“Quit the job that is killing your soul and your family. God will provide you with a better one,” he answered. “Or go back to school to qualify yourself to serve Him in full-time ministry.”
“I’ll think about it,” I said. I mostly wanted to get the class back on track.
All night long the idea of “walking by faith” tortured me. I had no job lined up. I had obligations, responsibilities, and duties to my family. Yet my job was pulling me away from my family and my faith. I prayed, “God help me. I want to do the right thing. I want to serve You.” I then decided to quit my job and “walk by faith.”
I told my manager the next day, “I quit.” He asked me why, and I told him, “I want to go to heaven. If I stay here one more day then I may do something I will regret.”
God blessed me more than I could have imagined. He opened up doors of opportunity one after the other. Are you facing a crisis in your life, too? God understands. He is waiting for your choice. Will you seek his kingdom and righteousness? Or, will you trust only in yourself? Choose the One who wants to bless you.
As the Scripture says, "Anyone who trusts in him will never be put to shame." (Romans 10:11)
By Jim Morris
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