{"id":435,"date":"2010-06-24T04:06:00","date_gmt":"2010-06-24T10:06:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/69.195.124.95\/~redletu4\/its-never-too-late-2\/"},"modified":"2010-06-24T04:06:00","modified_gmt":"2010-06-24T10:06:00","slug":"its-never-too-late-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/davidrupert\/its-never-too-late-2\/","title":{"rendered":"It’s never too late"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

\"\"<\/a>Bob Buford\u2019s book, Half Time<\/a>, is directed at those of us in the throes of mid-life. It suggests that take some time to examine the purpose of our work life and make sure the second part of our life is less about survival and success and more about purpose.<\/p>\n

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Regardless of your age, it makes perfect sense to consider the question, \u201cwhat is the reason for my work?\u201d<\/em>\n

For many, the answer is simple: work puts food on the table and provides a \"\"<\/a>roof over head. <\/p>\n

For others, the answer might be more complex or even elude us entirely. If you\u2019re in the former category and you\u2019re content with your work life, I suspect you are right where God wants you! If you are in the latter category, it might be worth some prayer time to ask God to help you discover His will for your work.<\/p>\n

The concept of a \u201ccareer\u201d is a modern day phenomenon. Throughout most of modern history work was just a survival<\/em> mechanism. Today, many of us put great stock in this notion of having a career \u2013 which I might define as the pursuit and progression of job development and growth in a field of discipline \u2013 such as business, medicine, law, politics, ministry, etc.<\/p>\n

If you are stuck in a career, are you really making a difference? We aren\u2019t advocating chucking it all to the wind \u2014 but then again, it might just<\/em> be the right thing to do.<\/p><\/div>\n

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If you don\u2019t have a clear understanding of how God fits into your work, then it might be prime time to take that deep breath, stop running on the treadmill and pray for some clarity. <\/div>\n

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Read more about Halftime here.<\/a> And tell us your struggles to find meaning in your work by clicking on the comment tab below.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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