In many job opportunities you will be asked what you want to be doing and where do you want to be in five years?
It is a logical question and a very good one. It is a good thing to plan for the future and have a bright outlook of what it might or might not be.
I remember on one of my jobs in the early 1980s I was asked to project what my revenues and expenses would be five years out from where we were. At that time, I was glad to oblige, having no clue at what factual answers I could give. The only thing that I could answer with was my very best guesstimates.
Let’s reverse this role for just a minute and ask ourselves a question such as this: In every disappointment or disaster that is happening to me at this moment, will it matter in five years?
When we are struggling with our relationships, jobs, and other meaningful items of today, what will tomorrow bring for us? Will we continue to have the stress that we have put on ourselves and the people around us? Stress is the number one problem that creates health issues in so many diseases, heart failures, etc.
The only time on earth that we are given is this one moment that is happening now. Only God’s people are going to realize this and try to live this moment as if it were their last.
Proverbs 17:22 tells us, “A cheerful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.”
Many of us allow Satan to attack us through our anxieties, attitudes, desires, ambitions, and self-motivated strengths and we in turn put undue pressure on ourselves and those around us. Jesus tells us that He is the truth, the way, and the life, and when we accept Him as our personal Savior then nothing else matters. Sure, there are going to be many trials and temptations, but we have to rely on the strength of our risen Lord to see us through.
Always remember that however good or bad a situation is, it will change.
We should always work to the best of our abilities and obey the rules and laws of the land and companies we work for, but not to the point where we are miserable and stay stressed out. Accept Jesus as your personal Savior and let Him have control of your life. Your actions and outlook will change for a brighter outlook.
