Some say that career planning is not spiritual, because if we rely on our own power to
plan the way forward and not on God's, that is human pride.
However, I think career planning is spiritual because our brain is God's gift, and it is
good to use it, guided by God's words.
Indeed, it will be our planning! But if guided by
God, it will be His planning too! He is pleased with our faithfulness to follow Him.
Therefore, I think that Christians should not just
sit (or stand) there and wait for God's telling us when and how to take
each and every piece of action. A journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single step.
God even wants us to take some risks in moving forward, I believe. Why not? This is a way for us to learn to
be a good steward of our
resources: time, energy, money, etc. Sometimes, He
even wants to teach us a lesson through our failures!
"Move only when you see a vision",
"wait for God's signal", "walk step by step" , etc., might
be biblical but could also be noises from outside or internal voices that cheat ourselves. Or could be laziness driven by Satan!
Therefore, the saying that "living in the
moment is a blessing"(活在當下就是幸福) could be a myth. This thought may be applicable to people in special situations e.g.
living amid a disaster, old aged, being sick; that is, when they can't move
forward even though they want to.
But for most people, we do have a choice. Even in very adverse situations, we can use our willpower to overcome barriers and comfort zones. For Christians, we are more blessed as we can get help from brothers and sisters and our Almighty God.
About Me
- Dr Charles Lam (林錦華博士)
- Ottawa, Canada
- Dr. Charles Lam has since 1971 received training in West Germany (telecom) and university education in U.K. (management) and acquired working experiences in Hong Kong and Canada, in a utility company, Hong Kong Government, a multinational organization and a SME. In his career path, he has acquired qualifications from UK institutions including DBA (1990), MBA (1980) and Chartered Engineer (1978). Since 1986, he has left pure engineering to teaching various subjects of business management in Hong Kong for famous universities of Hong Kong, England and United States. He also has served the society as a member of an advisory committee of the Hong Kong Government for eight years, and as the Hon. Chairman of its Consumer Education Group. Later, he set up his own company to offer services as a consultant, writer and speaker. In his 'Second Half Time', he has been working passionately on integrating Christian values with management knowledge, in the marketplace/workplace ministry, serving hospitals, churches and organizations, as a speaker, consultant, life coach, and the leader of a REST Group based on a life story approach. Charles is currently living with his wife in Canada.
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