Good day,<\/p>\n
I’m 20. I’ve been searching for a new job since I lost my previous one.\u00a0I’m a web developer and a graphics designer.\u00a0It has been frustrating searching for a new one.\u00a0I’ve been rejected more times than I can count. I even got an acceptance email, and I never got a follow-up after that.<\/p>\nI’ve prayed and prayed.\u00a0I’ve cried to sleep.\u00a0I’ve gone through all my savings, and there’s nothing left.\u00a0Slowly, I’m losing strength. I see myself considering things I shouldn’t consider.\u00a0Things that wouldn’t bring glory to God’s name.\nPlease advise and pray that God’s light shines on me again.\n\t
Why does the alternative to landing a desired job have to be making money in a way that brings shame on the Lord? Let’s start with a better basis: Any job that you take must glorify God and honor His teachings (Colossians 3:17).<\/p>\n
Finding a job involves having the right qualifications, finding companies that need your skills at this moment in time, and being the best candidate from the pool of candidates who also applied for the job. Web design is a growing field, but that also means there are a large number of people attempting to enter it. Being new to the field means you lack qualities that can distinguish you from the rest, such as experience and a portfolio of quality designs. It is tough breaking into a career field and gaining a foothold.<\/p>\n
This means that you may need to take any legitimate job for a while to earn income and prove that you can be a dependable employee while you continue searching for the desired job. You might have to take a less-than-ideal position in the same or related field to build up work experience. You may have to broaden where you look for a job or be willing to move to a location simply because there is a job available.<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Question: Good day, I’m 20. I’ve been searching for a new job since I lost my previous one.\u00a0I’m a web developer and a graphics designer.\u00a0It has been frustrating searching for a new one.\u00a0I’ve been rejected more times than I can count. I even got an acceptance email, and I never got a follow-up after that.…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[20],"tags":[105,659],"class_list":["post-67223","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-answer","tag-employment","tag-jobs"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":26937,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/how-do-i-know-if-god-answered-my-prayers\/","url_meta":{"origin":67223,"position":0},"title":"How do I know if God answered my prayers?","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"March 28, 2011","format":false,"excerpt":"Question: I have a question for you: I was reading an article regarding prayer and it stated how we should look for our answers to our prayers. What I don't get or understand is how do we know when it has been answered? Of course, if it's in the affirmative,\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Answer"","block_context":{"text":"Answer","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/category\/answer\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":66683,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/how-do-i-deal-with-work-requirements-that-involve-supporting-sinful-things\/","url_meta":{"origin":67223,"position":1},"title":"How do I deal with work requirements that involve supporting sinful things?","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"February 21, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"Question: Good afternoon, I've been dealing with this dilemma for several months now and would love advice from a gospel teacher. I am going into my last year of college at one of the most liberal public universities in my region. I currently work as a Resident Assistant, where I\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Article"","block_context":{"text":"Article","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/category\/article\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":9260,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/problems-with-dating-and-job-search\/","url_meta":{"origin":67223,"position":2},"title":"Problems with dating and job search","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"April 4, 2007","format":false,"excerpt":"Question: Hi, Well, thanks for all the information on dating and marriage you sent to me a couple of weeks ago. Sadly, I won't need it anymore. My girlfriend and I broke up. Not by my choice, but her parents, family and all disapproved of me because I was jobless\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Answer"","block_context":{"text":"Answer","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/category\/answer\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":62470,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/does-god-want-me-to-lose-everything\/","url_meta":{"origin":67223,"position":3},"title":"Does God want me to lose everything?","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"September 2, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"Question: Dear Pastor Hamilton: Thank you for always answering emails throughout the many years. I'm writing you to say that I lost my job. I thought it was God's will for me to be at this job because it was only a block away from my home, it matched my\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Answer"","block_context":{"text":"Answer","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/category\/answer\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":20724,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/are-you-telling-me-i-wont-make-it-to-heaven-because-i-have-to-work\/","url_meta":{"origin":67223,"position":4},"title":"Are you telling me I won’t make it to heaven because I have to work?","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"March 6, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"Question: I have been struggling with this question, and I'm constantly being made to feel guilty for not making Wednesday evening services. I used to go to every service that I could until I got my current job where I work at least ten-hour days and I am on call\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Answer"","block_context":{"text":"Answer","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/category\/answer\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":35556,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/what-should-i-pray-for\/","url_meta":{"origin":67223,"position":5},"title":"What should I pray for?","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"October 27, 2012","format":false,"excerpt":"Question: I am confused about praying. Say, for example, I really want to be signed up to a dance class, but I know the possibility of that happening is zero, or I want a job, do I pray to God and expect these things to happen eventually? I know you\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Answer"","block_context":{"text":"Answer","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/category\/answer\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/67223","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=67223"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/67223\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=67223"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=67223"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=67223"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}