Tuesday, February 16, 2010

Joblessness ©

I work at the Missouri career center. During hard times, I will see people who have never been without a job in their entire life and they are not only confused because they are having to look for work for the first time in years, but are uncertain about how to go about it, The biggest problem is after a while looking, they start to see their lack of finding a job as a personal issue, believing there is something wrong with them, rather than an economical issue, 10 % unemployment and climbing.
More than once I have had to remind people that what is happening in their life is just that, life. In this broken world we experience the brokenness that others have caused. But as Jesus states in John 16:33 “In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world."
Jesus overcame the world because he was not worried about what his stature and position was in it.
For the love and kindness he showed, he was hated, spat upon, and hung on a cross. The worst thing the world could do was kill him, but he overcame death and promises we shall live with him forever if we believe on him and have faith.
That is why I remind people who are hurting, the most often given commandment in the Bible is Fear Not. As another old hymn states, This world is not my home, I'm just a passing through. I find my comfort in knowing this world is not where it ends, but is just the beginning. Jesus assures us of that with his death and resurrection.

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