Many people try very hard to obtain promotions to the top of the ladder inside and outside of the organizations they work and socialize in (business, government, Church, etc.). The view leadership / managerial positions as the ultimate prize, the holy grail, the prize that must be obtained if they are to be somebody in their own eyes and those of other people. A small number make it all the way to the top and only a slightly larger number make it to managerial levels. About 90% never make it to owner, leader, manager levels that come with the highest titles, clout, pay, and benefits.
A lot of people wind up being sorely disappointed because they never reach the level they’ve made a priority. Here’s a secret: many at the higher levels also wind up sorely disappointed because they never obtain the joy, peace, and satisfaction they thought these positions would hold. Sure, they may have more material things and greater human comfort, titles, and honor from men around them but the lust of the flesh, lust of the eyes, and the pride of life from which they pursued these levels bring destructive attitudes, habits, and consequences into their lives. If only because many put pursuit and attainment of these levels at a priority above intimacy with the LORD, fellowship with the Church, and maximum earthly and spiritual help for others via use of the resources allowed them in stairs they’ve landed on along the course of their lives.
There certainly is nothing wrong with gaining higher education, work experience, mentoring, and relationships that can help you progress in life to higher stair steps along the way. But, the attitude with which you do it, the path you take, how you do it, and your feelings of thankfulness and gratitude to Him and others regardless of the level attained will either be odious to the LORD or pleasing to Him. If odious and you remain in that mode and unrepentant then your pursuit and the things attained work destruction instead of the spiritual life with grand benefits He purposed for you. If pleasing to Him, then you produce just what the Master ordained and receive the tremendous benefit He purposed for your life no matter the stair you land on at any point in life.
Thus, you must learn to see that the ability to be more useful to God and helpful to other people is what makes a promotion desirable. Also, you must realize the promotions and levels with powerful natural and supernatural benefit come from the LORD. No matter what work you do or level you attain or do not attain, you are in the heavenly Hall of Fame (see Hebrews 11) when in humility your priority is to have continual intimacy with Him and follow biblical principles (His standards) for spiritual and earthly productivity. Humility leads you to present your life to Him in thanksgiving, praise, worship, prayer, bible study, fellowship within the Church, disciplined and fruitful work, planning via intricate knowledge of your monthly income and expenses, living beneath your income, eliminating debt, regular saving, long-term investing, and asset diversification over time. This is a humble lifestyle that brings true and meaningful promotion.
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Psalms 75:6-10, Daniel 4:30-35, James 4:6, 1Peter 5:5-7
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