Today's devotional comes from Jobseekers of Peachtree City:
Helping People Find Good Jobs, Close to Home, in Minimum Time
- Thanks to Dave O'Farrell for this!
"Get out and about. Come to JobSeekers this week. Bring a friend.
If you're not looking, forward this message to someone who needs it.
In This Issue
1. Inspiration: Commit to the Lord All You Do, and Your Plans Will Succeed
2. Success Story: Job Search was the Best and Most Spiritual Time of My Life
3. This Week's Meeting: Enhancing Your Professional Presence
4. Networking: ABC from 10:15 to 11:30
5. Job Leads: Leads and Links in South Metro Atlanta
6. Contact: Chaplain and Ship's Crew
7. Donate: You Could Help Save a Career, a Home or Even a Marriage
JobSeekers of PTC Website | JobSeekers of PTC on LinkedIn
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JobSeekers of PTC was featured on 11Alive, the NBC affiliate here in Atlanta, four weeks ago. Thanks to Chris Sweigert for putting this story together. Click here to view the article and video, and then go get your one job!
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1. Inspiration: Commit to the Lord All You Do, and Your Plans Will Succeed
"Commit to the Lord whatever you do, and your plans will succeed." -- Proverbs 16:3
This verse appears beneath my biography on the last page of my book, "Market-Ready in Minimum Time." What a great promise! What a simple formula! When I think about this verse I substitute "all you do" for "whatever you do." "All you do" seems more encompassing.
Today, I ask you to pray about your own situation. Have you committed "all you do" to the Lord? I'm speaking to those of you who have been in your search for several months; I'm also speaking to those of you who are early in your search. For those of you who are just getting started out, I implore you to save yourselves some time and heartache by examining your life and making the changes God wants you to make.
"Examine yourselves to see whether you are in the faith; test yourselves. Do you not realize that Christ Jesus is in you -- unless, of course, you fail the test? And I trust that you will discover that we have not failed the test." -- 2 Corinthians 13:5-6.
Paul was writing to the church in Corinth, which was the Las Vegas or New Orleans of his day. The Corinthians wanted to have it both ways; they wanted to be both secular and spiritual.
For those of you who've been at this for a while, examine all that you do to see if it is pleasing to God. I often ask a client or JobSeeker, "What does God want you to learn from this?" When you get the answer to that question, you've taken a step in the right direction -- the direction of His will.
A while back I met with two troubled JobSeekers on a Saturday morning. One said he had taken some giant strides in his spiritual journey. He was learning and growing in the Lord, but only after he'd been in the midst of his job search for many agonizing months. I asked him what he'd learned. He said, "I learned that God loves us so much that he won't let us move forward until we learn what he wants us to learn." Soon after, Phil found a great job at a large Atlanta employer.
A few weeks ago someone came to my office in a great mood, and he's been looking for a job for way too long. He told me he has a renewed relationship with the Lord and that he had recently learned, as Philippians 4:13 says, that he can do all things through Christ.
Friends, do something selfish. Commit your life to the Lord -- every aspect of your life. I pray that things won't get so bad for you and your family that you have nowhere else to turn but to God, but for some people that is what it takes. God has an abundant life in store for you. He is full of grace and mercy. And he wants you to experience his peace, power and prosperity.
"For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." -- Jeremiah 29:11
See you tomorrow at JobSeekers, where we commit ourselves to the Lord!
Copyright © 2010 / Dave O'Farrell / All Rights Reserved
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2. Success Story: Job Search was the Best and Most Spiritual Time of My Life
We love to hear from you when you land a new position. Please write and let us know how you found your job, what you learned from the experience, and how JobSeekers helped you.
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3. This Week's Meeting: Enhancing Your Professional Presence
Peachtree City-based author and consultant Harry Chambers says employers make "egg timer decisions." That is, they decide in the first three minutes of an interview whether or not to hire you. Fact is, you may not have that long. Come tomorrow to learn how to make a great first impression in networking and interviewing scenarios.
Who: All are welcome; the topics are targeted for professionals, managers and executives.
What: JobSeekers is a nondenominational career ministry.
When: Friday mornings from 7:30 to 10:00 am.
Where: First Baptist Church in Peachtree City; 208 Willow Bend Road.
Why: We work with you to find a job, and we walk with you on your journey of faith.
Attire: Business casual.
Agenda: 7:30 coffee / 7:45 welcome and devotional / 8:10 introductions and announcements / 8:45 job search training module / 10:00 adjourn to the Atlanta Bread Company
We look forward to seeing you on Friday!
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4. Networking
Atlanta Bread Company
After the JobSeekers meeting, we go to the ABC from 10:15 to 11:30 for an informal gathering. There's no agenda; we just have fellowship and help each other out.
Newnan First UMC Job Networking Ministry
Come join us at our next meeting on Tuesday 9 November 6:00 PM.
Meetings are always held the second Tuesday of each month in the Parish Hall of Newnan First United Methodist Church. The church is located at 33 Greenville Street in Newnan. You may reach them by telephone at 770-253-7400 or click here and select "Job Network" under "Resources" on the left side of the home page. We look forward to seeing you there.
College Park Job Seekers
Have a family member, friend or neighbor concerned that they may lose their job, and they cannot take time off to attend a job seekers group? Attend the College Park Job Seekers Group which meets the first Saturday in every month from 9:00 am – 11:30 am. The next meeting is Saturday 6 November. This is a community service of Living Hope Christian Fellowship, 5885 Mallory Road, College Park, Georgia 770-306-9922.
New Hope Baptist Church
Career Transition Workshop at North Campus Missions Center
Wednesdays, October 13-27 6-8PM
***Must register for class and complete online assessment prior to class***
To register call or email Lesley Deyton at 770-461-4337 x884 / lesleyd@newhopebc.org.
If you are looking for work or considering changing careers, this workshop is for you. Free gift assessment and workbook will help you discover how God has equipped you. Résumé assistance and interview skills are also extensively covered. This workshop is designed to help you find the job(s) that you are gifted for and make the best first impression to land that job! Workshop led by Bruce King.
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5. Job Leads
For Employers
Our goal is to help our members find good jobs, close to home, in minimum time. Most of our members are salaried employees from the professional, technical and supervisory level all the way up to general managers and other senior executives. If you have a job lead with the three criteria below let us know.
Please send a brief position profile and tell us how you would like to be contacted. We run the lead for three weeks unless we hear from you to remove or extend the listing.
This service is FREE!
1. The position is salaried; or it is a higher-level hourly position
2. The job is located on this side of Atlanta, especially in Fayette or Coweta County
3. The compensation is not 100% commission-based; this includes MLM's
If your job lead meets these criteria, please submit it before noon on Wednesday.
For JobSeekers
Leads are updated each week, or when I get a chance! Please forgive me if they are a little out of date. Click on this link (or copy-and-paste the following one into your browser) to view this week's jobs:
http://jobseekers-ptc.org/js/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=49&Itemid=71
For more leads go to: JobSeekers of PTC on LinkedIn; go to the 'jobs' tab.
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