Hear and Follow God’s Calling: Crossroads Career Value #2

Brian Ray · 27. Sep, 2011 · Crossroads Career Network Blog

The renewed vision of Crossroads Career Network is to be a thriving, Christ-centered community that helps everyone find jobs, careers and God’s calling – held in place by five supporting values.

The Central Thought Behind Crossroads Career

If you only remember one thing from the Crossroads Career Network and all its resources about finding jobs and careers, it is to “hear and follow God’s calling.”

Before there was an official Crossroads Career Network, this one central thought occurred the moment we heard this verse:

“Thus says the Lord, ‘Stand at the crossroads and look; ask for the ancient paths,
ask where the good way is, and walk in it, and you will find rest for your souls …”
Jeremiah 6:16 (NIV)

Several key messages emerge from this one verse:

• We often measure the importance of a message by who is speaking the message. In this case, He is the Lord!
• What is a crossroads? According to Merriam Webster, the definition can include either:
  • The place of intersection of two or more roads
  • A small community located at such a crossroads or central meeting place
  • A crucial point especially where a decision must be ma
  • NOTE: For us, all three meanings are important. An intersection of roads means different paths on your journey through life. Crossroads Career Network is a relatively small community that offers help to everyone to find jobs, careers and God’s calling. For each person we serve at their crossroads, it is a crucial point of decision.
• Notice several imperative verbs … stand, look, ask and walk. Very directive, and the opposite of what most of us want to do when at a crossroads. We want to run away or run through crossroads.
• Notice the progression of actions:
  • Stand at the crossroads which suggests that we be still.
  • Look not only at the crossroads, but also around the crossroads and to the Lord.
  • Ask for the ancient, hidden and eternal paths which the Lord can reveal.
  • Ask for the good, pleasant, agreeable way.
  • Walk in what see and hear from the Lord.
  • Find rest for our souls, which is even better than simply making a decision.

The great need and opportunity is for each of us to hear and follow God’s calling – every step of the way!

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