Sick of feeling stuck? Try the Doctrine of Vocation
Wednesday, July 2nd, 2008
Escape from Cubicle Nation is a blog I read because it focuses on helping employees become entrepreneurs (my goal). It often becomes “new age” self-helpish. I guess that’s to be expected because when you start to from the perspective that you’re going to do it all yourself, positive thinking and things like “The Secret” are natural progressions.
Today I read a post entitled, Sick of feeling stuck? Focus on the greater good. It was fascinating to read that Dr. Srikumar Rao believes that “Your me-centered universe creates the stress in your life.” His antidote is for you to focus on the “greater good” in areas of struggle. For example if you struggle with loneliness, go out and find someone’s life to be a part of like a drug addicted baby or senior or at-risk youth. You can do it. You can get over the struggles in your life.
This is so close to the Doctrine of Vocation and yet so far. What happens if you keep struggling in the same area or if you don’t do what is prescribed? You either try to do even “greater good” or you beat yourself for not doing enough. Either way, you’re thrown back into the same despair you had before. What we learn from the Doctrine of Vocation is that first and foremost we are sinners that have been given salvation through the perfect life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ. Then, we are free to focus on the “great good” which may be as simple as changing a diaper or holding open a door. We don’t have to go looking for “greater good”, God presents it to us everyday, just by those we are surrounded by. Making dinner for the family, reading to the kids, kissing your wife good night, these are the “greater good.” Sure we’re still going to have our stresses and are struggles, but working for the greater good isn’t going to save us from them.
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