Why Should I be Faithful to the Task at Hand?
Many professionals are living in a time where we may only be at a job for a year or two or even a couple months and then on to the next. Does this sound similar to our modern era dating lifestyle where the idea of being in a committed relationship sounds boring, a waste of time, and maybe even appalling? We would rather swipe left and right on dating apps instead of ever allowing any connection to stick. Furthermore, the Millennial and Gen Z generation have lived in a time where last minute wishey-washiness in our decisions is a norm. I am not trying to make you feel bad. In fact, I am a culprit of falling into this never-being-fully-known culture. Though there may be memories that many of us have created in the unfaithful pursuits of our lusts, we must ask ourselves are they truly beneficial to our souls. The idea of being faithful to the task at hand is something I truly did not value until reflecting on my internship experience after my last day ended this past Thursday.
For the individuals who cannot identify what tasks have been placed in their hands, bare with me for just a moment. People may get hung up around the idea of calling in asking, “how do I truly know my calling?”. Other than saying my, Lauren Vogt’s, heart’s answer of, “look to your creator, God himself, as He created you and as the inventor and author of your story knows how you are uniquely wired”, I will also give my business response : “Look to what has been placed in front of you”. Another way to best explain this is a parable a wise man told me a couple weeks ago: “Many people say look at the doors that are right in front of you. However, when I have to make a choice, I look to the doors that are rightnext对我来说”。这种微妙的差异偏出了我的思想。想一想。问问自己这个问题。你旁边的门是什么？我可以分享一些。就个人而言，我是一名大学生。因此，我有一项任务，就像我在学校就像我爱自己一样在学校爱他人。在家庭方面，我有一个美丽的混合家庭，我被称为爱和服务。我通过确保我的妈妈每两天听到一次我一次。 I call my grandmother as least twice a week. I check up on my stepsisters roughly every two weeks. Then for church, I am called to love and serve the church, the people that fill the congregation. I do this by helping set up service from helping capture b-roll from the Vacation Bible School. Looking at who has been placed beside you is a great way to consider who you can be faithful too. Once you know who you can be faithful too, then is the next step of understanding how you can be faithful in your gifts to the world.
After accepting a production internship role this past summer, I knew I was called to being faithful in my work as an intern. What commitment looked like for me on the job was staying hours after my shift ended to finish a project. It was helping a coworker going through a hard time by stepping aside and being patient and listening to their heart, even if it meant staying after hours. Commitment as well was staying focused on a video project in After Effects, though I was learning a lot of new tools and it meant I would miss lunch. Being faithful to the task at hand was a work value I truly have just started chewing on these past couple days as my internship has come to its end.
我挑战你挑战你要考虑你所在的任务或者不是忠诚的是，因为我们都有特定的机会，以获得我们的道路。想一想。我们在社区有特定的角色。我们被故意置于家人。我们都有谁是我们是谁的激情。我们都有礼物，可以帮助我们甚至无法使用的人。这些现实是弥补了我们的故事的原因。但是，如果我们不信任我们所召唤的事情，我们不仅对自己陷入困境，而且对这个世界来说。
你有我没有的礼物。我有礼物你don’t have. If you don’t go out and stay committed to the task you have been called too, how will people ever be able to truly know you? Maybe that sometimes is the point. You never want to truly be known. However, I am going to challenge you. What makes the human experience exciting, risky, and complexly enriching? The idea of being fully known and still, fully loved. Who are you being called to be fully known and fully loved by?