Meditate On
Practice Jesus’ Presence in Your Career
For You, O Lord, will bless the righteous; with favor You
will surround him as with a shield.
Psalm 5:12
Wherever you are, whatever it is that you do, with the
Lord’s presence and His unmerited favor covering you, there is no way you will
not be a success. When I started working in my early twenties, I kept on
practicing the presence of Jesus and in a short time, became the top
salesperson in my company. I not only closed the biggest deals for my company,
but I also secured the greatest frequency of sales transactions.
I started as one of the lowest-paid employees in the
company, but the Lord consistently promoted me, and gave me different income
streams from within the same company until I became one of the highest-paid
employees in that organization. Please understand that I am not sharing this
with you to put a feather in my cap. I know beyond the shadow of a doubt that
all the successes that I have experienced in my professional career are a
result of Jesus’ presence and unmerited favor in my life.
I shared with you about my professional career (before I
entered full-time ministry) so that you will not walk away thinking that I have
personally experienced good success from the Lord only because I am a pastor.
No. Like I mentioned earlier, whatever vocation you are in, you can experience
the presence of Jesus and His unmerited favor, and He will make you a success!
Whether you are a chef, driver or consultant, it doesn’t
matter. God is on your side to bless and make you a success. Of course, you
understand that I am referring to only morally upright professions. You cannot
depend on God’s unmerited favor if you are in an industry that requires you to
compromise on your Christian morals. If you are involved in a morally corrupt
industry or a job that expects you to lie, cheat or deceive, my advice to you
is to get out! You do not have to depend on a job that puts you in a morally
compromising position for your income. God loves you intimately and He has
something so much better in store for you. Trust Him.
God is here to save you from destroying yourself. He
wants to give you good success and He loves you too much to see you remain in a
job that forces you to compromise. The Bible says, “A good name is to be chosen
rather than great riches, loving favor rather than silver and gold” (Proverbs
22:1). God has a higher way and better plan for your life. You can walk in it
today by depending on His unmerited favor to provide for and prosper you!
BLESSINGS
JOSEPH PRINCE
