Have you ever had a day that you didn’t feel like being at work? You wished that you could find your dream job and understand what your purpose is in life?

I have had that lately. I work in an industry that pays well, and though I can do the work and seem to like it, it doesn’t feel like it is the work I was meant to do. I want to do work that makes me feel alive. I want to wake up with passion in my heart and bones to go and do that which I was made for.

Trouble is, my purpose isn’t just something that I can know or understand in a day or two. It is a process. One major hindrance, I believe, that holds people from discovering their true potential and purpose is that they quit when things get tough.

In our present culture in the United States, it is very common for someone to quit their job within 5 years, more and more commonly, within 2 years. However, every time we quit and run from people who are difficult to work with, or a job that involves laborious tasks, we lose all the benefits that come from stretching, learning, and growing due to difficulties.

Believe me, I want you to find your dream job and your purpose. I want you to feel passionate when you wake up and to live each moment to its fullest. However, use your situation and circumstances now to grow and learn from them. It will prepare you for the time to come when you have even greater responsibilities in your dream job or your purpose.

So, while your in the situation you might not want to be in, don’t quit or run away from your problems. Instead, be faithful. I want to share with you three principles I learned from Joseph while he was in prison. You can read the story in Genesis chapter 39 and 40.

1. Be faithful even in the little things– Joseph, even though he had been demoted from overseeing all that was in Potiphar’s house, didn’t stop being a good manager of what he was put in charge of. So much so, that even the prison guard didn’t micromanage Joseph. The guard had complete trust in Joseph.
2. Use your best gifting or strength– Joseph used his strength and skill of being a manager to the best of his ability. Joseph also helped Pharaoh’s cup bearer and baker by giving them the interpretations of their dreams.
3. Recognize that your skill, gift or strength’s source comes from God –Joseph recognized that all interpretations of dreams belonged to God (Genesis 40:8). Remember that you’re living in God’s story, not your own. Therefore, He wants you to use the skills and abilities He’s placed in you to help other people so that He might be given all the glory. Imagine that, you get to (it’s a privilege!) use the skill, gifting or strength to honor God! You’re not working for someone or yourself, you’re working for God.

Question: What part of your life is very hard to apply diligence? Do you know what your skill, gifting or strengths are?