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How to Find a Dream Job That Matches Your Spiritual Gifts

https://faithfulontheclock.captivate.fm/episode/how-to-find-a-dream-job-that-matches-your-spiritual-gifts

Want a fulfilling job? Find and apply the gifts God gave you instead of chasing skills trends. Episode 94 of Faithful on the Clock shows you how.

Timestamps:

[00:04] - Intro

[00:38] - Doing something successfully doesn’t necessarily mean it is your gift. The first step to finding a dream job is admitting that where you are might not reflect the gifts God gave you.

[02:44] - The mantra to do what you love is not always helpful when it comes to finding a dream job. You can love something and not be good at it.

[03:51] - Finding a dream job means paying as much attention to what comes naturally as you do to what you enjoy. We often dismiss what comes naturally and don’t think those things are gifts specifically because they are simple for us to do.

[05:31] - Looking at previous successes can help you figure out the common thread that’s let you do well. But don’t just look at your work successes, because those often allow you to pull on learned skills more. Look at all areas of your life, because it’s the unscripted areas where you usually end up pulling on more of your real gifts.

[06:46] - Feedback can help ensure you see the gifts you have. But if you wear masks all the time and hide what you’re good at, thinking your gifts aren’t acceptable, others might not give you accurate feedback. So, you have to be honest with yourself about the parts of you that need to be free.

[08:26] - When you review job listings, make sure that you can apply your core gifts to the majority of the responsibilities. Circle back to those gifts during the interview process as much as you can.

[9:41] - Consider the media or mode of expression of your gifts. Public speaking might not feel as good as writing, for example. This approach can help you fine-tune your job search within the gifts you have.

[11:04] - Consider what the jobs you’re considering offer in pay. It’s great if they offer a lot, but because money is just one way to define success, don’t be afraid to select a job with a lower wage if in fact that job is the closest fit to who God made you to be.

[12:19] - Summary

[13:06] - Prayer

[13:47] - Outro/What’s coming up next

Key takeaways:

• Doing something successfully doesn’t automatically mean you are applying your natural gifts. It might just mean that you have worked really hard to improve in an area and that the effort you are putting in has been sufficient to...