Trusting in Your Résumé?
Trusting in Your Résumé?
This will shock you about percentage of people that lie on their résumés. “The statistics concerning résumé fraud are grim. One survey estimates that as many 80 percent of all job seekers submit applications and résumés that contain intentionally misleading information.[2] The misrepresentation involves work experience, criminal history, inflated past salaries and education credentials…It is estimated that résumé fraud costs employers approximately $600 billion annually”.[1].
Let's assume you and I are in the 20 percent. Lying on the resume is wrong and unethical. Even if you were very accurate, God has a better and complete record of your resume. Apostle Paul had an impressive resume. At the end he said it was nothing and a garbage/rubbish. Listen to Paul as he writes his Philippian friends. Are you trusting in self-accomplishments, including doing “God’s work”?
2 Beware of dogs, beware of evil workers, beware of the mutilation! 3 For we are the circumcision, who worship God in the Spirit,[a] rejoice in Christ Jesus, and have no confidence in the flesh, 4 though I also might have confidence in the flesh. If anyone else thinks he may have confidence in the flesh, I more so: 5 circumcised the eighth day, of the stock of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, a Hebrew of the Hebrews; concerning the law, a Pharisee; 6 concerning zeal, persecuting the church; concerning the righteousness which is in the law, blameless.
7 But what things were gain to me, these I have counted loss for Christ. 8 Yet indeed I also count all things loss for the excellence of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord, for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and count them as rubbish, that I may gain Christ 9 and be found in Him, not having my own righteousness, which is from the law, but that which is through faith in Christ, the righteousness which is from God by faith; 10 that I may know Him and the power of His resurrection, and the fellowship of His sufferings, being conformed to His death, 11 if, by any means, I may attain to the resurrection from the dead”. Philippians 3:2-11.
Please don’t get me wrong. Working hard and having accomplishments are good (Ephesians 2:10) but not good enough to secure a place in God’s sight and kingdom. So what is the point? Like Paul, the point is to “gain Christ and be found in Him, not having my own righteousness”.
I sadly mention someone who had a very impressive resume. U.S. Supreme Court Justice Anthony Scalia, a brilliant judge passed away in his sleep this week. He went for recreation (hunting) and did not wake up the next morning. May the Lord comfort his family. I hope he trusted in Jesus as his Lord and Savior; that is all he can present not his resume.
You and I do not know how long we have here. Let’s make it our goal to gain and know Christ. Let the passion for His Word consume us so that we read, mediate and digest His Word to know Christ. Is this your passion for this year and forever? Then allow Him to be Lord daily, read His Word daily, obey and pray to know Him more.
Have you “gained Christ” or have you only gained accolades, paychecks and profits?
This will shock you about percentage of people that lie on their résumés. “The statistics concerning résumé fraud are grim. One survey estimates that as many 80 percent of all job seekers submit applications and résumés that contain intentionally misleading information.[2] The misrepresentation involves work experience, criminal history, inflated past salaries and education credentials…It is estimated that résumé fraud costs employers approximately $600 billion annually”.[1].
Let's assume you and I are in the 20 percent. Lying on the resume is wrong and unethical. Even if you were very accurate, God has a better and complete record of your resume. Apostle Paul had an impressive resume. At the end he said it was nothing and a garbage/rubbish. Listen to Paul as he writes his Philippian friends. Are you trusting in self-accomplishments, including doing “God’s work”?
2 Beware of dogs, beware of evil workers, beware of the mutilation! 3 For we are the circumcision, who worship God in the Spirit,[a] rejoice in Christ Jesus, and have no confidence in the flesh, 4 though I also might have confidence in the flesh. If anyone else thinks he may have confidence in the flesh, I more so: 5 circumcised the eighth day, of the stock of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, a Hebrew of the Hebrews; concerning the law, a Pharisee; 6 concerning zeal, persecuting the church; concerning the righteousness which is in the law, blameless.
7 But what things were gain to me, these I have counted loss for Christ. 8 Yet indeed I also count all things loss for the excellence of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord, for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and count them as rubbish, that I may gain Christ 9 and be found in Him, not having my own righteousness, which is from the law, but that which is through faith in Christ, the righteousness which is from God by faith; 10 that I may know Him and the power of His resurrection, and the fellowship of His sufferings, being conformed to His death, 11 if, by any means, I may attain to the resurrection from the dead”. Philippians 3:2-11.
Please don’t get me wrong. Working hard and having accomplishments are good (Ephesians 2:10) but not good enough to secure a place in God’s sight and kingdom. So what is the point? Like Paul, the point is to “gain Christ and be found in Him, not having my own righteousness”.
I sadly mention someone who had a very impressive resume. U.S. Supreme Court Justice Anthony Scalia, a brilliant judge passed away in his sleep this week. He went for recreation (hunting) and did not wake up the next morning. May the Lord comfort his family. I hope he trusted in Jesus as his Lord and Savior; that is all he can present not his resume.
You and I do not know how long we have here. Let’s make it our goal to gain and know Christ. Let the passion for His Word consume us so that we read, mediate and digest His Word to know Christ. Is this your passion for this year and forever? Then allow Him to be Lord daily, read His Word daily, obey and pray to know Him more.
Have you “gained Christ” or have you only gained accolades, paychecks and profits?
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