Rick Warren's Blog, page 627

Loyalty Makes You Stand Out at Work

Loyalty is a quality that is in short supply in our society today. Nobody is loyal to anything anymore. There’s no such thing as brand loyalty. And people aren’t loyal to companies or bosses or leaders. They’re loyal to themselves.

Greater Capacity Means Greater Responsibility

Are you going to read any books in the next year? Are you going to take any seminars? Are you going to grow? Are you going to develop any skills? Are you going to learn any relationship skills? Or are you just going to be the same 10 years from today as you are right now?

How To Trust God for Your Big Dream

If you want to make it in a career, you have to show audacity. Audacity is the courage to think big, to show initiative, and to take risks for a dream while facing the possibility of failure.

In Genesis 37, we read the story of Joseph, who had a dream so incredible, so audacious that nobody in the world believed him. He dreamed that one day he would be a great leader and all his brothers would bow down to him.

How to Face Your Fears and Indecision

The root of all indecision is fear. We all have different kinds of fears. We’re afraid we’ll make mistakes and embarrass ourselves. We’re afraid that we won’t be able to finish what we’ve started. We’re afraid we’re not good enough.

Before You Commit, How Do You Count the Cost

When you have a major decision to make, the Bible says you need to count the cost: “It is foolish and rash to make a promise to the Lord before counting the cost” (Proverbs 20:25 TLB).

Every decision has a price tag. You have to ask yourself what your decision will cost in four areas: time, money, energy, and relationships.

Three Steps to Take Before a Major Decision at Work

Are you facing a tough decision about what to do with your career or whether or not to change jobs? Fortunately the wealthiest businessman who ever lived also wrote two books of the Bible, Proverbs and Ecclesiastes, and spread his wisdom about wealth and work.

Take a Step of Faith at Work

In 2012 a world record was set when Felix Baumgartner took the highest leap ever attempted with a 24-mile-high free fall from space that broke the sound barrier. Now that’s a giant step of faith!

God Is Watching How You Use Your Shape

God wired you in a unique way and gave you certain talents, and he’s watching to see how you use your shape. Are you going to use your spiritual gifts, heart, abilities, personality, and experience for yourself, or are you going to use them for God? Are you going to live for yourself, or are you going to make a contribution in the world using your shape?

You Are Shaped for a Life Mission

You are commissioned for a life mission!

The Bible says in Isaiah 49:5, “And now the LORD speaks — the one who formed me in my mother’s womb to be his servant, who commissioned me” (NLT).

Your shape — your spiritual gifts, heart, abilities, personality, and experiences — equip you for your life mission and your life message.

Get Out and Try Something New in Your Work

I know many people who talk a lot about their dream jobs. They may be 60 or 70 years old, but they’ve never done it! They say, “I’m aiming to do this.” When are you going to stop aiming and pull the trigger? You may say, “I’m waiting for my ship to come in.” It’s not coming in! You’ve got to swim out to it.