CHAPTER 5
DEVELOPING SKILLS AND TALENTS “Do you see a man who excels in his work? He will stand before kings; he will not stand before unknown men.” Proverbs 22:29
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any of us have been trained to think that a job is about what we get. For this reason, statisticians tell us that most people today—over half—are not satisfied with their jobs. You see, they decided what to do instead of discovering what they are supposed to do. A decision based on how I can get what I need isn’t God’s idea of career placement. He wants us to discover what He has gifted us with that we can give to others. The Bible says, “Train up a child in the way he should go…” (Proverbs 22:6). The Amplified version says it this way: “Train up a child in the way he should go [and in keeping with his individual gift or bent]…” Every one of us has a gift from God. The Bible speaks again of that gift in Proverbs 18:16 which says, “A man’s gift makes room for him and brings him before great men.” 23
