On Sunday we launched our new series entitled “Dream Job”. I’m really looking forward to the next few weeks as we have a series of conversations about purpose, significance, and making our work a reflection of our relationship with God.
Yesterday we talked a lot about identity and here’s the deal.
As long as you’re trying to find your identity in “what you do” instead of “who you are” you’re going to be chronically dissatisfied in your career. This holds true whether you’re a stay at home mom, an accountant, or a law enforcement officer.
You’ll blame your dissatisfaction on the people you work with, the boss you work for, or the dead end job that you’re stuck in, but more than likely you’re just trying to get something out of your career that your career was never designed to give you.
In fact, you may have the dream job for your giftedness. However, if you try to get your identity in “what you do” at that job, instead of “who you are” you’ll sabotage that job every time. It will lead you to all kinds of unhealthy extremes such as ladder climbing and people pleasing.
So do yourself a favor. Seek your identity in “who you are”. You are more than your giftedness, more than your title, more than the name of the company on your business card.
John 1:12 Yet to all who received him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God.
What do you think? Is your identity to tied to “what you do”?
