How to succeed in ANY working environment

"Fair enough," said Laban. "It's a deal." But that very day Laban removed all the mottled and spotted nanny-goats, every animal that had even a touch of white on it plus all the black sheep and placed them under the care of his sons. (Genesis 30:34-35)

     Do you love your job? I mean do you really love what you do to earn money? The answer for many is summarized with the popularity of the cliche, "Thank God it's Friday (TGIF)". In reality I will not wave a magic wand and make you enjoy your job tomorrow but I will show you how to succeed in any working environment. 

   One thing that is paramount for working in any environment is focusing on purpose. This presupposes that you first know what the purpose for the work is. It has been popularly said that if the purpose of anything is not known it will certainly be abused. It is only when you focus on purpose that hard times will not mature to frustrating times.

   Learn to follow instructions as they come. Every product comes with an operation manual. It does not matter how many times you have used a similar product, reading the operation manual is a sure way to prevent abusing the product. It is the same with any working mandate. God gave Noah such a mandate and we read that, “Noah did everything just as the Lord commanded him,” (Genesis 6:22). That was one reason Noah was able to overcome the obvious disbelieve of the people of his time. Instructions may come to you through people ahead of you at work. Abide by them to the best of your ability.

   Learn to rely on God. It is becoming strange in today’s corporate world to tell people to depend on God. It is “old school” to mention God in the success equation but the same “old school” idea that worked for David works today! He was once faced with a life threatening situation when his own subordinates wanted him dead. He did not respond by defending himself but by asking God for direction. Once you abide by this rule you will certainly have success in every environment.

   Learn to commit your work to God. God is willing to help you build success in your working environment. Like Joseph who succeeded even in prison, you can succeed is every working environment - irrespective of how queer it seems.  When some people face harsh challenges at work they quickly run to their qualifications and strengths. But this does not show wisdom.