In this article, I want
to show you that there is nothing new under the
sun, as far as, not being where you want to be
in life, dealing with unethical practices in the
work place, and the injustices that come about
as a result of such things. More than anything,
I want to leave you with a sound foundation of
hope that you can grow personally, improve upon
your unique gifts, and become very competent
despite where you are now in life.
We need to grow where we are planted, by
improving upon our unique gifts, by growing
spiritually, by growing physically, and by
growing mentally. We can complain and cry out in
anger about where we are in life, unethical
practices in our workplaces and the injustice of
it all. However, where will that take you –
bitterness, anger or depression? And more
importantly - is that where you really you want
to go? No, it will take you nowhere unless, -
1.) You put to gather a plan that will help you
grow despite where you are now in life and 2.)
You realize that you are not the only one to
have gone through what you have encountered in
life.
Let's go back in time and look at some
Israelite youths in the book of Daniel, who
where taken from their homes as captives to
Babylon. Not only where they taken against their
will, but they where now in an environment that
ran in opposition to their moral and ethical
beliefs.
Complaining would not have gotten Daniel,
Shadrach, Meshach, or Abednego very far. So how
did these Jewish youths handle their situation?
Well, they stuck to their moral and ethical
teachings. They put God first in all they did
and grew spiritually. They followed God’s
directives and grew physically. They grew
mentally by putting together a plan of action to
master all the literature and science of the
time. Each became very competent as they
mastered these skills.
At the end of three years, the King called
all the young men in the palace to him,
including Daniel, Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego,
and gave each one an oral examination. The king
was so impressed with Daniel, Shadrach, Meshach
and Abednego that he put them on his regular
staff of advisors. (Dan 1:20) "And in all
matters requiring information and balanced
judgment, the king found these young men's
advice ten times better..." than any other
advisor. Daniel was appointed as the king's
counselor. These young men where not limited by
where they where planted. Ethics, growth, and
competence took these young men far.
Even though some of our present situations
leave a lot to be desired for, you have to admit
it was not as bad as these guys situation.
However, they grew spiritually, physically, and
mentally where they where planted - despite
life's injustices and the unethical environment.
They grew and developed despite where they where
planted. You too can grow and develop right
where you are.
So, what are you doing to grow spiritually in
your everyday life? What are your goals for
physical growth? What are you doing now to feed
and promote your growth mentally? What are the
gifts that make you special and what are you
doing with them? These are serious questions
that each of us need to answer for ourselves.
Not only do we need answers for them, but we
need to set goals in place and the action steps
to accomplish those goals.
So maintain your moral values and ethics;
seek ways to grow spiritually, physically, and
mentally; and become highly competent where you
are planted. By growing and improving upon your
unique gifts you will be ready for life's
opportunities. And when opportunity comes - you
shall rise above where you are now.
I have shown you that there is nothing new
under the sun, as far as, not being where you
want to be in life, dealing with unethical
practices in the work place, and the injustices
that come about as a result of such things. I
trust that I have left you with a sound
foundation of hope that you can grow and improve
upon your gifts despite where you are now- just
like Daniel, Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego.
Remember each of them where human just like you
and I with the same human weaknesses as you and
I. They rose above where they where planted and
you can too.
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