Recently Stats SA has released stats on unemployment in South Africa. We know that unemployment is a big issue in Africa as a whole.
And what happens when a person loses their jobs? Do you just give up along the way? Or you keep looking and never stop?
People take disappointments in life differently and we all cope differently.
But how does one cope with losing their job? How can they bounce back? Why is coping with job loss so difficult? Usually when we meet a new person, one of the first questions we ask is: “What do you do for a living?” It seems that much of our worth is wrapped up in the work we do. Our job becomes our identity – who we are. What we do becomes what we value! When we lose a job or are faced with a career change, we often feel we’ve lost our worth.
Coping with job loss can create an identity crisis. When you lose your career, you feel you have lost more than just a job. You start asking yourself questions like “how will I earn a living”?
There was a man in the Bible who felt much the same way. Ecclesiastes 1:2 says, “Meaningless! Meaningless!…Utterly meaningless! Everything is meaningless.” That’s how one would feel!
Sometimes you start wondering if God really cares. When you are ready to listen to God, He will show you what you need to do, what your next move should be. We need to rely on Him. We can learn valuable lessons from all the challenges we face.
God’s ways are definitely not my ways. What will it take for you to discover God’s plan for your life? Will you have to suffer job loss? Maybe you already have and you want Him to be the director of your life and discover what your life was always meant to be. Why don’t you click the banner below.