Seeking God’s Lead while Seeking a Job

For the last three months the YMCA Job Seekers Support Group has been examining a very practical book entitled, “It’s Not About You, It’s About Them” written by C. Bruce Flanagan. This group meets at the Coffman Family YMCA every Wednesday at 9:00 am in the Conference Room. The support group is a faith based initiative that has been spearheaded by the Christian Emphasis Committee of the Coffman Family YMCA. The group typically begins with a devotional thought from the Bible and a prayer and then concludes with a prayer at the end of the hour long discussion focusing on the specific requests by the various members.

This group has been offered at the YMCA for more than a year and now has numerous gainfully employed alumni. During the past several weeks, the group has discussed practical topics like the following: networking, writing a cover letter, writing a resume, effectively planning for an interview, etc. Along with these practical discussions, the group has continued to keep an emphasis on the overriding theme of the book which is to remind the job seeker that it is not about you!

The Bible states this principle in this way: Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit, but in humility consider others better than yourselves. Each of you should look not only to your own interests, but also to the interests of others. Philippians 2:3-4 NIV

Isn’t it amazing that when an individual seeks God’s direction in life, that the principles found in the Bible truly make a difference in every facet of life, even job seeking?!