The stranger, who looks into ten thousand faces for some answering look and never finds it, is in cheering society as compared with him who passes ten averted faces daily, which were once the countenances of friends. Everyone is their own friend, except sometimes some people are nobody’s enemies but their own. When a man is his own enemy, it is only because he is too much his own friend; not because he is careful about everybody but himself. It is the fate of most people who mingle with the World, and attain even the prime of life, to make many real friends, and lose them in the course of nature. It is the fate of all authors or chroniclers to create imaginary friends, and lose them in the course of art. Kenny was always an excellent student, but his real love was photography and research and video editing. Kenny was part of the Journalism Ambassador Program and the Journalism Student Council, in fact, it was the high point of his college career. (After about 4 years, to be exact, Kenny was a professional photojournalist.) After he graduated, Kenny was hired by a large media firm, at an enviable starting salary. Yet within 2 years, Kenny knew he had made a mistake. This particular newsroom left him dissatisfied because it was full of drama, sad stories, and unprofessional behavior– restless, and often bored, he got sick of the same old song and dance and left.

 In college, Kenny’s career choice had seemed highly practical. Now he was miserable. What could be do about it? Kenny decided to take a chance. He quit his job, and after several years of additional education, financial hardship, and personal sacrifice, he accepted his first job as a photojournalist in Sacramento. As Kenny’s story illustrates, vocational decisions are neither permanent nor easily undone. Usually, by the time a person has selected a career path, it takes a big effort to change course.  Add to your brotherly kindness and love. The Holy Spirit reveals to me that God loved me not because I was lovable, but because it was His nature to do so, Now He commands me to show the same love to others. He is saying I will bring a number of people around you who you cannot respect, but you must exhibit My love to them, just as I have exhibited it to you. This kind of love is not a patronizing love for the unloveable—it is His love, and it will not be evidenced in us over night. Moreover, changing careers can be a major risk. (What if Kenny had discovered that he also disliked Sacramento?) The reality that Kenny faced is illustrated by a survey in which 44 percent of those polled reported that for better or worse, they felt locked into their current jobs. Clearly, there is value in making good vocational choices, and in making them, early if possible. Fear of Danger is ten thousand times more terrifying than Danger itself, when apparent to the eyes; and we find the Burden of Anxiety greater, by much, then the Evil which we are anxious about. That fear of finality which lurks in every human breast and prevents so many heroisms and so many crimes—nothing is easier to say, Have no fear! Nothing more difficult, how does one kill fear?

Meditate upon the words: Come and God will heal you. The inner power of Life within me is God. And God has all power. God will heal and help all who praise the LORD. I know that the realization of Life and Love within God heals all who come into Its presence. All who enter will silently be blessed in the atmosphere. God within me is mighty to heal. He healeth me of all my aliments and removes all fear from me. My God within is now healing me of all sickness and pain and is brining comfort to my soul. God is my life; I cannot be sick. I hear the word of Truth telling me to arise and walk, for I am healed. There is no inherited tendency to disease nor ill health. I am born of Pure Spirit. False ideas cannot be transmitted from one to another, and I am free from race-suggestion. My life is Above, and I remember that I was always Perfect and Complete. An Inner Light shines forth and frees me from the bounds of false belief. There is neither congestion nor stoppage of action. Life, flowing through me, is Perfect and Clear; it cannot be stopped, retarded nor hindered. I feel the One Life flowing through me now. It eliminates all impure secretions and cleanses my thought from any suggestion of false deposits in the flesh. I am Clean, Pure, and Perfect, and my Word eliminates all else. There is no congestion. Every plant which my Heavenly Father hath not planted, shall be rooted up. I will exalt you, my God the King; I will praise your name for ever and ever. Great is the LORD and most worthy of your praise; his greatness no one can fathom. One generation will commend your works to another; they will tell your mighty acts.

 By desiring what is perfectly good, even when we do not quite know what it is and cannot do what we would, we are part of the divine power against evil—widening the skirts of light and making the struggle with darkness narrower. Give God the first part of every day. Give God the first part of every week. Give God the first portion of your heart. Give God the first consideration in every decision. Give God the first place in your life. God does NOT panhandle or invite you into his home and beg for money, God is a provider and teaches and loves you for free. Show interest in God and he will be interested in you. Career Development refers to an entire career path, from choosing an initial occupation through retirement. Kenny’s abrupt change is somewhat unusual. For people who enter professions, career development tends to flow through four specific phases. The exploration phase, during which an initial search for a career is made; the establishment phase, during which the person finds a job, enters a career, develops competence, and gains status; the midcareer phase, which is a stable period of high productivity and acceptance by co-workers; and the later career phase, a time before retirement when the individual serves as a respected expert and often as a mentor.

 A man, while he practices every vice that can disgrace human nature, may imagine he is doing God service. The vermin race are every treacherous, cruel, and cowardly, whilst those endowed with strength and power are generous, brave and gentle. In all human institutions a smaller evil is allowed to procure a greater good. How do most people choose their vocations? The LORD abhors dishonest scales, but accurate weights are his delight. Wealth is worthless in the day of wrath, but righteousness delivers from death. The righteousness of the blameless makes a straight way for them, but the wicked are brought down by their own wickedness. The righteousness of the upright delivers them, but the unfaithful are trapped by evil desires.  During the exploration phase, most people go through a recognizable series of stages as they choose a vocation. In the fantasy stage, children under 10 simply imagine what they want to be when they grow up. The roles they fantasize—such as President, Pilot, Aaliyah, Rock Star, Rodeo Rider, or TV announcer—may be realistic, but all you can do is work hard and leave it in God’s hands and hope that your audience will feel where you are coming from. Do not make any sacrifices at all, do your best to juggle, children realize that they will need to work someday. The LORD detests the thoughts of the wicked, but those of pure are pleasing to him.

 During the tentative stage (roughly, ages 10 to 18) adolescents begin to form more options, if somewhat general ideas about what they want to do. However, their plans may shift several times during this period, and they typically remain tentative. Toward the end of high school, many students begin to more fully appreciate the importance of choosing a vocation. They also become aware that there are limits to their options and barriers to certain careers. A greedy man brings trouble to his family, but he who hates bribes will live. The heart of the righteous weighs its answers, but the mouth of the wicked gushes evil. After high school, various social and practical pressures lead most people to narrow their range of vocal options. During this realistic stage, the first steps are taken to find out what specific jobs are like and to prepare for one. At this time, many college students use course work to discover what they are good at and what holds their interest. All man’s ways seem innocent to him, but motives are weighed by the LORD. Commit to the LORD in whatever you do, and your plans will succeed. By the early age of 16, most people begin to carry out their vocational plans. This involves completing necessary training and landing that important first job. When a man’s ways are pleasing to the LORD he makes even his enemies live at peace with him. Better a little with righteousness than gain with injustice. In his heart, a man plans his course, but the LORD determines his steps.

The works of evildoers are as acceptable in the eyes of God as the actions of the best men; for vice would not be permitted in the World, if it were not to answer some wise purposes, though our understandings are too shallow to fathom or find them out. You do not know, for you could never learn it from your own heart, which is all purity and rectitude, what a mixture of good there may be in things evil; and how the greatest criminal, if you look at his conduct from his own point of view, or from any side point, may seem not so unquestionable guilty, after all. The preceding description implies that most people carefully choose a vocation or career. Actually, vocational choice is frequently rather haphazard. For example, it is not unusual for students to allow a tentative choice of major to determine school course work. Soon, they find themselves channeled into a career path—without really having made a clear decision. How would a person go about improving the quality of his or her vocational choice? Stop bringing meaningless offerings! Your incense is detestable to me. New Moons, Sabbaths, and convocations—I cannot bear evil assemblies. Your New Moon festivals and your appointed feasts my soul hates. They have become a burden to me; I am weary of bearing them. When you spread out your hands in prayer, I will hide my eyes from you; even if you offer many prayers, I will not listen. Your hands are full of blood; wash and make yourselves clean.  The World of work is complex and rapidly changing. It the face of such changes, it is becoming more important to make careful, informed decisions about what kind of work you would like to do. To make sure your vocation choice will be realistic and personally rewarding, you must gain an accurate understanding of various occupations and get a clear picture of your own interest, needs and goals.

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