{"id":88053,"date":"2015-02-11T17:37:03","date_gmt":"2015-02-11T23:37:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.austincnm.com\/?p=88053"},"modified":"2015-02-11T17:37:03","modified_gmt":"2015-02-11T23:37:03","slug":"ways-find-value-work-young-adult","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/atxcatholic.com\/index.php\/2015\/02\/ways-find-value-work-young-adult\/","title":{"rendered":"Ways to Find Value in Your Work as a Young Adult"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-88085\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.austincnm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/WaystoFindValueInYourWorkAsAYoungAdult-550x367.jpg?resize=550%2C367\" alt=\"WaystoFindValueInYourWorkAsAYoungAdult\" width=\"550\" height=\"367\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Most young adults aren\u2019t working their dream jobs, and it commonly\u00a0leads to a lingering restlessness. Few people grow up wanting to have a desk job or work in service, and most of us never considered the amount of monotonous tasks required in the daily routine in regular\u00a0jobs.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_88055\" style=\"width: 248px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-88055\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-88055\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.austincnm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/office_space_motivation-238x190.jpg?resize=238%2C190\" alt=\"Picture: Office Space (Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation)\" width=\"238\" height=\"190\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-88055\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Picture: Office Space (Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>When we search our hearts, we all want meaning and purpose that drives us to get out of bed every day. When we find our work lacking in fulfillment, it can become difficult to want to work, then we slowly develop resentment towards our work and live only for the weekends and vacations.<\/p>\n<p>If you consider how much of our conscience adult lives are spent at work, it\u2019s quickly apparent that there isn\u2019t much left in this life outside of that. If we choose to spend our time at work zoned out on autopilot, then we risk letting a large portion of our life slip away.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"630\" height=\"355\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/BOksW_NabEk?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>For many that have a personal relationship with Jesus, it\u2019s appealing to find a job that is working somehow in support of the Gospel. Although, usually we don&#8217;t obtain employment in hired ministry, nor is it the the work that God has planned for most of us.<\/p>\n<p>We have endless opportunities to live our mission in between the weekends and vacation, and decades before we enter retirement. Life happens even throughout the unexciting daily work.<\/p>\n<p>Here are a few reasons why your job matters and how you can live out your purpose through it.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>Three Ways Your Work Has\u00a0Value<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><b>1. Work Gives You Purpose and Accomplishment<\/b><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_41445\" style=\"width: 295px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-41445\" class=\"wp-image-41445 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.austincnm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/handsout-300x200.jpg?resize=285%2C190\" alt=\"handsout\" width=\"285\" height=\"190\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-41445\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Working Hands<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Weather we are organizing mail, serving food, or pouring over <a href=\"http:\/\/youtu.be\/Fy3rjQGc6lA\" target=\"_blank\">PTS Reports<\/a>, work gives purpose to our lives as we contribute to the world around us. If we are blessed with a long life, there will likely be a time when we are unable to physically or mentally do what we do today. As tiring as it can be, work is a blessing. Gratitude is an effective way of fighting dissatisfaction.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cSanctifying one\u2019s work is no fantastic dream, but the mission of every Christian \u2014 yours and mine.\u201d<br \/>\n<em><strong>St. Josemar\u00eda Escriv\u00e1; Furrow #517<\/strong><\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><b>2. The Church needs people with a wide variety of skills<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Work is an important part of our personal development. It\u2019s where we learn competencies and expertise in very niche specialties. These are valuable in the workplace and in the work of the Church. Not ever parish may need your specific job skills, but there is likely a ministry or apostolate that could use your perspective and experience.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<div id=\"attachment_88058\" style=\"width: 149px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-88058\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-88058\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.austincnm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/JoseMariaEscriva-139x190.jpg?resize=139%2C190\" alt=\"Josemaria Escriva\" width=\"139\" height=\"190\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-88058\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Josemaria Escriva<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\u201cProfessional work, whatever it is, becomes a lamp to enlighten your colleagues and friends. That is why I usually tell those who become members of Opus Dei, and the same applies to all of you now listening to me: \u2018What use is it telling me that so and so is a good son of mine \u2014 a good Christian \u2014 but a bad shoemaker?\u2019 If he doesn\u2019t try to learn his trade well, or doesn\u2019t give his full attention to it, he won\u2019t be able to sanctify it or offer it to Our Lord. The sanctification of ordinary work is, as it were, the hinge of true spirituality for people who, like us, have decided to come close to God while being at the same time fully involved in temporal affairs.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong><i><strong>St. Josemar\u00eda <i>Escriv\u00e1;\u00a0<\/i><\/strong>Friends of God, 61<\/i><\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>3. Work is an opportunity of growth in virtue, discipline, and service<\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_88059\" style=\"width: 295px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-88059\" class=\"wp-image-88059 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.austincnm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/DeathtoStock_Wired2-285x190.jpg?resize=285%2C190\" alt=\"DeathtoStock_Wired2\" width=\"285\" height=\"190\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-88059\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Working<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Even if your current job is not exactly where you want to be or even remotely related to your passion, our employment allows some opportunity to use some of our gifts and talents. Success in your career is not something that is automatically given out because you try hard. It takes hard work and dedication to know the meaning of your labor, even if it&#8217;s\u00a0not always what we dreamed of doing.<\/p>\n<p>In the process of growing in our career, we interact with countless clients, co-workers, fellow commuters, and bosses. Each encounter we have opportunities to be Christ to many that will never go near a church. Our mission\u00a0doesn&#8217;t require proselytizing, but the relationships we build with these people provide a bridge of trust for intercession and support that only you can do.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;You must be careful: don\u2019t let your professional success or failure \u2014 which will certainly come \u2014 make you forget, even for a moment, what the true aim of your work is: the glory of God!&#8221;<br \/>\n<em><strong>St. Josemar\u00eda Escriv\u00e1;\u00a0<\/strong><strong>The Forge, 704<\/strong><\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<div id=\"attachment_88086\" style=\"width: 560px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-88086\" class=\"size-large wp-image-88086\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.austincnm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/OraEtLabora-550x342.jpg?resize=550%2C342\" alt=\"Work and Pray\" width=\"550\" height=\"342\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-88086\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Work and Pray<\/p><\/div>\n<h3><strong>Novena for Work<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>If you&#8217;re struggling with your job, looking for employment, or needing motivation to be a better worker, I highly recommend the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.stjosemaria.org\/prayers-and-devotions\/245-novena-for-work\" target=\"_blank\">Novena for Work written by St. Josemaria Escriba<\/a>. Trust in the providence of the Lord, and be confident that He will provide.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"630\" height=\"355\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/e9XT28JwKFA?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Most young adults aren\u2019t working their dream jobs, and it commonly\u00a0leads to a lingering restlessness. Few people grow up wanting to have a desk job or work in service, and most of us never considered the amount of monotonous tasks required in the daily routine in regular\u00a0jobs. 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