I am quite certain that some of you have a job you really hate. If you could, you would quit tomorrow but you feel like you're in a prison because you need a job, you’ve got time and benefits invested in this job, and yet you hate the job.

 

I can understand your feelings, because I've had a job or two like that myself. But the Apostle Paul wrote to the Philippians:

 

...I have learned to be content whatever the circumstances. I know what it is to be in need, and I know what it is to have plenty. I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation....I can do everything through him who gives me strength (Phil. 4:11—12).

 

I want to share how to be content with a job you hate. You know, if you and I can learn this secret of being content, as Paul learned it, we can't lose because our fulfillment and satisfaction will not be based on circumstances—not based on whether we have a terrific job that we love or one that we really hate!

 

Keep in mind that Paul had to learn this technique of being content, and so do you and I. So, are you willing to enroll in Contentment 101, and learn how to be content with your job? That's where it begins. If you're not willing to learn to be content, of course, you never will learn it. If you insist on saying, "I hate this job, I refuse to change my attitude toward this job, I could never be content with this job and furthermore I don't want to be content with it," then you've already prevented God from changing you and giving you a new heart and a new attitude.

 

First of all, you have to give up your rights. Most of us think things like, "I don't deserve this job," or "I deserve to have a fulfilling job," or "It's not right that I have to work at a job that doesn't utilize my talents," or "I can't be expected to endure the kind of treatment I get on my job." That's just our normal selfish nature, which has been fed and fired up by our humanistic society, teaching us "We have our rights."

 

Dear friend, if you want to be a contented person, you must first of all tell God that you recognize you have no rights to all that you think you have a right to. If you're a child of God, you belong to him and he is the Master. Are you willing to give up your "rights" to have the job you want, and to allow yourself to be contented where you are? That is step one in being content with a job you hate.

You can find freedom in any area of your life by learning to bring every thought into captivity. My Bible study, The Freedom of a Captive Mind, covers this most basic and important issue. Call the ministry at 1-800-292-1218 or click here to order your copy.

 

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